I don't think you're wrong and there is still many valid use cases for machine translation. There are many situations where text should not be nuanced or conta

I don't think you're wrong and there is still many valid use cases for machine translation. There are many situations where text should not be nuanced or contain subtlety, like business signage or instructions. It should be clear and direct, however people often want to convey frustration either actively or passively. Often people want to be playful around awkward or uncomfortable messaging. And there are times when they want to appear humble.