I read the parent comment completely differently. I don't think he was saying that non-technical-people are worthless and shouldn't try to do anything. I think

I read the parent comment completely differently. I don't think he was saying that non-technical-people are worthless and shouldn't try to do anything. I think he was saying that the tools are difficult to use in their current state. Perhaps in the future they will be easier to use and more available. Similar to programming. Programming languages are difficult to get and learn to use. See e.g. my test here on how difficult it is for nontechnical peopel to even install python: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11453086 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11453086 Whereas Excel is widely available and taught in schools.