The value was the joy in creating it. We shouldn’t pass judgement on other people for things like this. I don’t enjoy collecting coins or bird watching, but don’t mind if other people do. The amount of money spent creating it changes the conversation a bit, but people spend money on trivial things with no perceived value.

We’re moving into a new era where AI is used by a certain range of people (computer enthusiasts) like the earlier days of the internet. Wait until grandma starts using AI like when everyone started using the internet. Look at how that turned out. We’re not there yet, but that’s what you need to worry about.