Definitely, but that’s beside the point as Berger’s novel was not set in a future timeline.

Source: https://decider.com/2023/07/28/drew-barrymore-defends-berger-post-it-and-just-like-that/

For Tatsuno, gaming as an industry is almost beside the point.

Source: https://venturebeat.com/games/how-gaming-can-simulate-climate-change/

I won’t go so far as to say the quality of the device was beside the point — still had to be good to sell units — but Nothing did an excellent job getting people excited, and design was a big piece.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/13/nothing-phone-2-review/

Now about only 15 of them made it but that was beside the point.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/02/19/the-toyota-fan-in-me/

That is beside the point of whether people should worry about the safety of their money.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12845680?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

The creature turns out to be a pig in a Richard Nixon mask, but that's beside the point; for 50 seconds, Robinson's character believed it was real.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1310733/i-think-you-should-leave-season-3-sketches-ranked/