[0x008]

These pointless meetings are usually a result of the fact that people feel things are going better if they are a little bit involved, even if their involvement is not actually contributing to the solution.

Also it’s a lot about lack of trust in large orgs.

[TrainedMonkey]

Feeling important is definitely a thing, at my old place we've had a saying - meetings are a practical alternative to real work.

[0x008]

I think its not always that people want to feel important. It's more like the subtle change perception: Whenever you are part of a discussion, you have the feeling that it's going better, just because you are there.