> Bottom line: you should work at the level of technology that best does the job. Anything beyond that is nothing but toots and whistles guaranteed to do nothing more than put money in Bill Gates's pocket.

and

> People say to me, "But the computer makes it easier." It shouldn't BE easier!! Art is not supposed to be "easier." Art is supposed to be harder. Commerce should be easy. Friendships should be easy. Good marriages should be easy. Driving a car should be easy. Getting laid should be easy. Art should be DIFFICULT.

really speak to me. We've spent so much time trying to optimize our lives away and I believe it's costing us so much more in the long run. The second point in particular is a big part of why I believe AI (LLMs) being used for artistic fields (creative writing, image generation, etc.) is either a fad or a very unfortunate change in how we interact with the world around us.