That is not really the point i was trying to make. Maybe this analogy will help. We praise chefs for making great meals. Conversely we don't praise people for

That is not really the point i was trying to make. Maybe this analogy will help. We praise chefs for making great meals. Conversely we don't praise people for boiling water. In fact it's a common joke if you ask someone who is has no cooking skills if they can cook they might joke "I'm great at boiling water!" So my question is where is the line between boiling water and cooking. Similarly where is the link between no-skill required code that puts a pretty picture on the screen and high-skill required to put a pretty picture on the screen. In general we don't praise the first. random lines in rand colors = 0 skill units random lines in similar hues += 1 skill unit? random lines in a similar direction and similar hues += 1 skill unit? I know rating art on how much skill it takes is not a valid way to rate art but we still make some kind of distinction between stick figure human and the Vitruvian Man and so I'm conflicted about it For me an large percentage of generative art fits on the stick figure side than the Vitruvian Man side. It might look pretty but it took no more effort or skill than drawing a stick figure.