I thought the same thing, but after reading what the comment said again it wasn't a "use terraform or don't" story, it was terraform vs "import prototype".

Generally for most resources, I feel like I can write terraform just as fast as I could create the resources in the console.

Probably not a good example, but I agree with the sentiment that you have to prioritize the business.

And it depends on existing skillsets too. I did a recent project where I almost certainly would have used Terraform if I already knew how. But the choice was between "learn Terraform" and "do this in a Makefile," and the "learn Terraform" was clearly crazy overhead at the time.