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To make connections in new and surprising ways that you talk about to other people. Or The point of life is to increase entropy. Or The point of life is to secure resources that allow that life to continue on in the way that that life decides to, based on that life’s structure
Maybe to decrease it.
Some people find this idea really bleak, but there is also a form of liberation in it. You have some time given to you, and at the end of it your atoms will disperse and perhaps become someone else, or a cloud, or whatever. In the meantime, you can do things that make sense to you. Some people dedicate themselves to work, a musical instrument or family. These are all choices you can make, or any combination thereof. Pick one that makes you happy or satisfied in some way.
So no, I don't think there is any "point" to life, certainly not some point that is the same for everyone. But life not having a point does not mean it can't be enjoyable.
"The point of life" implies that there is one. If there is one, it can come from an external source or from our own subjective self. The former is what traditional religions claim, and most settle on some form of "praising the Creator" as the point of life. The latter is probably best captured by existentialism. I would recommend Camus. If there is not one, then that is nihilism. I would recommend Nietzsche. I think…
While I agree with the first part of your comment, I completely disagree with this statement. I'd say the latter is quite well captured by some eastern traditions such as Advaita-Vedanta or Buddhism, especially its essential aspects such as Mahamudra or Dzogchen.
"Life is trying things to see if they work."
I highly recommend meditation, breath work and psychedelic drugs like Psilocybin or LSD for helping you on this journey.
Allan Watts
The more I think about people's search for "meaning", the more it seems to mean simply a coherent satisfying story.