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> Why must this result in less joy.

The parent's point is better articulated as: programming COUPLED with being paid do it is what is now less enjoyable due to AI.

You are free to enjoy pretty much anything but you may not necessarily be paid to do it.

> We are no longer the only world in existence, we are no longer the center of the universe.

Nothing has changed in this regard. We were the centre prior to AI then we still are after it. The human ability to comprehend makes us the centre. The squiggle: 8 means nothing to an ant but to a human it is the number eighth. AI is something only humans comprehend beyond that what does AI matter and to whom would it matter to?