I would say the question of qualia is meaningful, in the sense that a good answer might teach us something about the nature of reality. It's just not a practica

I would say the question of qualia is meaningful, in the sense that a good answer might teach us something about the nature of reality. It's just not a practical question. However, it might become a practical question, if someday we have to decide whether AGI should have rights, or whether we think a human uploaded to silicon would have qualia.