pointless

Every character in “Bugonia” is deeply lost; predator and prey, circling each other as a constant reminder that there is no escape in this pointless game.

But here’s the thing: I realized that Chat’s advice from earlier that week, which I’d written off as pointless, was virtually the same.

Although Ibrahim knows he’ll waste a day in the courthouse and it will almost certainly be pointless, he insists on attending every session, “just so Mohammed knows somebody came to that court.”

Homework has long been a topic of debate, but in 2025 it is facing an existential crisis: Has artificial intelligence and its instant answers made it pointless or even counterproductive?

When I first read those sketches, they struck me as lovely but pointless, yet they have lingered with me over the years, like an indelible scent or flavor.