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> the old approach very much still exists though.

You are willfully misinterpreting the comment. You know exactly what they mean, which is that the meaning behind the craft is gone. The value of performing the craft is not in itself, but in the feeling of creating something of value, something useful to other people.

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I don't get this attitude that there's no point in doing something because a computer can do it better. That just tells me that you don't enjoy the "craft" and only enjoy the part where you get credit for doing something.

It's like playing chess because you want to win and don't care about the part where you play the game. Computers are better at chess too but people still play it because they enjoy it. Does nobody practice mathematics just because they enjoy it?

there is value in the craft itself, and in creating value. now one half of the bargain is gone. you feel like you're just playing games now and not contributing anything (which tbf, math was before to some degree anyway).

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