[jamamp]

I would argue that the author has no obligation to engage with more counter-arguments, or provide something "new" (to you) to the conversation.

This is a blog. Blog posts are a way to show the voice of the author, share their thoughts on the matter, perhaps work through their own thought processes and come to a nice conclusion for themselves that they choose to share with the public.

I would find the internet and the community incredibly dull if the first person to post a criticism was it and everyone else always referred to their article. There'd be no further discussion whatsoever.

I found this article to be enlightening and a wonderful way to frame my disdain for AI-generated art and other content in a framing that I hadn't thought of so explicitly before. The analogy to alchemy is a welcomed and fresh take. I appreciate this article. Perhaps I'm one of today's lucky 10,000 to have made this connection.

I also appreciate this article because the author put effort into it and voiced their opinion. Voicing opinions don't have to be novel, since this isn't academia necessarily where you have to fight for uniqueness and new takes.

[testartr]

do you think machine mass-printed books are less valuable to read than hand written ones?

[A4ET8a8uTh0_v2]

Fascinating phrasing. I am engaging you precisely, because I am uncertain what you meant, but am curious.

Do you mean value as perceived by the reader? Do you mean value as 'price' of book?