[djent]

The parent is complaining of amount of effort put into the work but should be justifying that each of those steps was a creative decision by a human which contributed to the end result.

[corysama]

With ControlNet and LatentCouple you are doing straight-up set direction. With Loras you are casting, costuming and directing the film/lens/lighting.

[Animats]

One could argue that setting up a printing press for high-quality art printing is creative. Deciding what inks to use for a 7-color press and how to separate the original image was a creative act.

Or at least it used to be. Now it's automated.