I found your post very compelling, but ultimately I disagree strongly. Vonnegut's assessment rings true, however the only reason I even heard of him - now one o

I found your post very compelling, but ultimately I disagree strongly. Vonnegut's assessment rings true, however the only reason I even heard of him - now one of my favorite authors - is because of the internet. I'm sure he's a much better storyteller than my uncle, but guess what, I can tell stories and thoughts from Vonnegut to all my friends, and that gives me joy. We can comment on movies and games that took enormous teams millions of dollars to make. I can go and be part of that creation under many different roles, even as a reviewer on Youtube. I think many more people have hobbies and produce art now than ever before, and this was enabled mostly by technology. I feel that this apocalyptic perspective is just us older folks trying to grasp how we would do things we like under different conditions. Kids will find a way to make a career using these models, and maybe now some not-so-skilled but extremely smart person can finally show us their creations in a meaningful way. And for me personally, I find extreme beauty in these technologies. A fundamental part of our humanity, artistic expression, and we can manipulate it like this? Another unique human trait, language, how enormously fortunate I am to see another part of that puzzle being worked out and reduced to math.