Are new HTML5 elements like <section> and <article> pointless? [closed]

These elements are important for things like screen readers for the blind and eBook readers like Kindle. It helps them know what to show/read and when.

Have read of this article, as it points out various advantages such as:

There are several advantages to using these elements. When used in conjunction with the heading elements (h1 to h6), all of these provide a way to mark up nested sections with heading levels, beyond the six levels possible with previous versions of HTML.

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By identifying the purpose of sections in the page using specific sectioning elements, assistive technology can help the user to more easily navigate the page. For example, they can easily skip over the navigation section or quickly jump from one article to the next without the need for authors to provide skip links. Authors also benefit because replacing many of the divs in the document with one of several distinct elements can help make the source code clearer and easier to author.