Well, yes and no. It's not hacker-good to dismiss others' cool and interesting work by saying, "That's dumb; a machine could do it easier." But it is hacker-good to see inefficiencies that could be eliminated, even if it's an exercise in missing the point here.
Telling woodworker they should use CNC is like telling retro computer enthusiast to buy PS5.
I don’t think woodworkers would appreciate you calling them retro hobbyists.
Not "any" - have you seen Make magazine? Most of the projects involve computers, microcontrollers, and CAD/CAM in some way. Some people prefer to use hand tools (often faster), and some people like to introduce bits and bytes wherever they can. Personally, I like both ways.
You can use whatever you want. And that’s the whole point of my comment. Telling others they are wrong by not using (or using) certain tools is frowned upon.
He never said he was wrong. And there was no call for a down vote, really.
What? Deliberately hamstring yourself so the videos are more interesting? I disagree, I feel like he would be able to do much more interesting things given CNC tooling.
Are people deliberately hamstringing themselves by playing with retro computers, instead of buying PS5?