Being a skeptic of free will, do you believe your belief in determinism makes the knowledge of living in a deterministic world a moot point? Even with things b

Being a skeptic of free will, do you believe your belief in determinism makes the knowledge of living in a deterministic world a moot point? Even with things being predetermined, our conscience minds still desire to optimize our existences with what we ultimately see as choices and decisions. I’m this case, free will can then be preserved as an ideological concept that emerges within a deterministic system that breeds consciousness.