Why do people ask other people pointless, unanswerable questions?

how do I answer this question?

Why do people ask pointless questions? You mean like this one?

What’s the sound of one hand clapping?

Couldn’t resist…

The same reason that people ask other people questions that are trivially answerable with a web search: people are dumb, and when we’re not dumb, we’re lazy.

Probably the same reason you asked this…

In this case, reading what they write…
but the same principal of some people like to hear themselves talk.
I guess you fall into that category now. congrats

Ironic question, no?

*principle.