The phrase "hopeless place" means a situation or location that seems to have no possibility of improvement or success. It suggests a feeling of despair and no positive outcome. Full definition
While it does not make everything right or fair or even change the circumstances, it gives a moment of relief in an otherwise hopeless place. (redeeminggod.com)
Theo himself fluctuates between nihilism and hope, and compares his plight to the chained bird in The Goldfinch, observing «what a cruel life for a little living creature — fluttering briefly, forced always to land in the same hopeless place.» (firstthings.com)
Black Mirror's Hang The DJ Finds Love In The Often Hopeless Place Of Internet Dating Black Mirror tackles modern - day dating with «Hang the DJ,» a smart satire of Tinder, and a general comment on the loneliness of the digital (myintimcity.com)