Before winning against the best people meant you were at the leading edge of Go and were on the fore-front of discovering whatever are its mysteries. Now, you

Before winning against the best people meant you were at the leading edge of Go and were on the fore-front of discovering whatever are its mysteries. Now, you are at best a subaltern to software in this pursuit. In time you might not even been involved beyond receiving what the machine hands down to you. You can still learn something, but you'll be reading National Geographic rather than personally exploring unchartered territory. Some people need the meaning of the larger quest. Others are just happy to play Go and enjoy learning what the guide book can teach them. Both perspectives make sense to me.