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Is the goal solving a problem or spending time over it?

Because then why do you ride a vehicle when you could walk?

Why do you use fire when a well-positioned mirror with sun could do?

Why a piezo ignition or lighter when a stick and lots of friction would do as well?

Virtually nobody is a professional walker or firestarter, so those are different.

And to the extent they do exist (athletes and survivalists) they might agree there is no "point" except the joy they derive from doing it themselves.

The problem is that formerly there was more alignment between the joy of solving problems with a human's mind and the business need to have problems solved.

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