But that's nothing to do with Agile - after all, any of the big pre-Agile iterative methodologies from the 1990s like RUP or DSDM were just as often plagued wit

But that's nothing to do with Agile - after all, any of the big pre-Agile iterative methodologies from the 1990s like RUP or DSDM were just as often plagued with pointless meetings! One of the most important aspects of following an Agile methodology is that teams are expected to be self-organising, so if the meetings you're participating in aren't working for you, you should absolutely be discussing that with your team. It could be that others do find them valuable, but you might well find that they feel the same as you and would be willing to consider how to make them more effective.