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I love my fingerless gloves. Keeps my hands warm and I have full use of my fingers.
It absolutely is useful. As are fingerless gloves. I’m completely bald, I hate my head being cold, but my ears are often too hot if I cover them. I also wear fingerless gloves so that while I’m working out in the cold I can still use touch screens that I need for my work, as well as my phone. >

They make gloves now, with fingers, that you can use with smart phone screens. >

Yeah, they don’t really work great in my experience >

Dude, all my hair fell out and the top of my head is cold. Not my ears. Idc if it’s ugly, function over form 100% >

If the bare skin on your head is cold, doesn't the bare skin on your exposed ears get cold too? If only there was some way to cover and keep them all warm at once. >

What an absolute travesty of an opinion.
Easiest upvote of my life. >

They do keep your head warm? What a stupid post lmao. >

If you wear fingerless gloves and beanies above the ears, you might look like a homeless dude from a 90s comedy flick, but it isn't actually 'useless'. >

The beanies do cover the ears. They just ride up our heads and we are too busy to notice. >

I think he is talking about those little beanies that hipsters wear lol (The ones that inteionally leave the ears exposed) >

As a "hipster" I do it because I work with audio a lot in my day, and when my beanie covers my ears, it makes a noticable reduction in my ability to hear things which annoys me, especially when driving. I also don't wear beanies for warmth, I have to much hair for that, and that is also the reason why I wear beanies, so my hair isn't in the way. 
When it's below freezing, of course I'm going to use it over my ears, but the second I'm someplace where it's just chilly and not freezing I'm getting the fabric off my ears.
It also doesn't help that I like beanies, I'm not really sure what op has against them. At first I didn't like the bc it made me look like a thug, but then I realized I kinda don't give a fuck and now I wear them bc I like the :). Op is probably at the very first stage of being a beanie wearer, which is noticing them. Now it's only a matter of time. >

The top of your head is more important to over than your ears. >

OP ate a pinecone and shat out this post >

I think those are called watch caps, not beanies. >

They are called fisherman beanies >

I think what sucks worse is a beanie that only covers half your ears. My lobes are freezing! >

it's not pointless. it has a point. it covers your head. that's the point. >

Fingerless gloves are just about the most useful thing on the planet if you're working in the cold.
I used to work overnight at a grocery store, and a decent chunk of my work was inside the dairy cooler (I did basically everything at that store, a sort of jack-of-all-trades). The activity of working in said cooler kept my body warm, to the point I only needed a t shirt inside, but my hands were always super cold. I got some cheap wool gloves, and after about an hour I was so infuriated with things slipping out of my hands I got a pair of scissors and cut the fingers off. Life changing. >

I think beanies that don't cover your ears look way cooler, but then winter hits this country and its literally Arctic weather so it is just not an option unless you want to lose your ears. >

I think many people who wear beanies would argue that is not the "sole purpose" as you have said. If that were the case they would make all beanies look and function the exact same. Which anyone with eyes can see is not the case.
Quite honestly there is no one "sole purpose" to anything.
Fingerless gloves are also dope and serve a purpose but I can't help OP if they can't see these things >

When you have glasses, it is way more comfortable to wear a beanie that does not cover your ears otherwise it starts to hurt. >

Kippahs ARE useless. This we can agree. >

Fingerless gloves are absolutely useful, their utility is the entire reason they exist (increased level of dexterity and, with the prevalence of touch screens, easier use of those). I agree on the earless beanie though, dudes who wear those look like keebler elves (I can't comment on how effective they are at keeping the head warm, I've never worn one). >

Correct. >

I love beanies. They're the only hat I look good in.
I don't think I've ever seen someone wearing one that doesn't cover their ears. I don't see how that would look stylish. It would just accentuate the two giant satellite dishes that are sticking out the side of your head. >

wear a ushanka >

If I don't have the hat pulled over my ears it is because I got hot, but my hair is messed from having worn the beanie, and I don't have another hat with me. >

I love playing with my ears when they're cold. Sounds very weird but just try it. When your ears are cold, rub your earlobe and like, push it and the rest of your outer ear inside, like folding it in on itself. It helps that I have big ears but I love my ears being freezing cold and when beanies cover my ears, they don't get that cold. I look pretty ridiculous but I don't really care >

Ahhh you mean the rolled up condom hat? >

You probably have hair. Even if you do, the top of your head is way more lossy than your ears. >

I don’t think personal style is useless. Beanies can be part of someone’s style, regardless of covering the ears. Personal expression is important to keep from becoming uniform. >

They keep my head warm and look cute on me :(
Take my upvote I reckon lmao >

I disagree about the gloves. They come in handy when my hands are cold, but I still need to type at work. >

Uhhhhhhhhhh what >

TIL that guys who wear beanies with their ears sticking out are all bald. >

a good beanie should fit well both on top of the head and pulled down over the ears.
Those Carhartt ones that everyone wears are the gold standard. >

That’s like saying wearing a baseball cap at night is pointless >

I have one of those. Its called a skullcap, and it is for certain circumstances. >

I have no ears so all I can warm up is my skull >

Bro, you got a helmet of impenetrable hair or something? Even if it's not on my ears at all times it still keeps the rest of my head warm