Do yearbooks really matter before HS senior year?

One of my kids (14m) keeps bugging me at least weekly to get a yearbook for this school year. It's never been an important topic any other year, and his reasoning is "to have one"; which is not very convincing. I couldn't care less about my own middle school yearbook by the end of high school, or any of them in the present day.

Going from middle school to high school. I keep trying to explain to him he's going to be in school with the same knuckleheads next year and the year after. In my opinion, the only yearbook that matters is HS senior year, if that. I think it's a waste, and it's not uncommon for any of my kids to ask for pointless stuff. Also, keep in mind, they've changed school districts a few times so these aren't even kids they went to kindergarten with- but they've been in this school district for 3ish years.

Let's be real-no outstanding accomplishment either. Middle of the road student with good grades. No extra-curriculars