Why didn't you use any in your comment then? Seems like you really do understand after all.
Just like other words, they can unneccessary to convey the message. Just like any other word.
There’s a famous quote by Faina Ranevskaya that it’s better to say the word жопа (asshole, but it sounds ruder in Russian) ten times than the word духовность (immateriality) once. I think this is absolutely true.