OK. I finished the main article, though I haven't checked the links you referenced yet, but your position seems clear, and I don't disagree with the crux of it, but it does present as black and white, especially considering putting out a good quality post manually doesn't ensure one will get engagement.

So if I'm looking for a reward, whether that reward is monetary or social, and I can work on a quality post and get nothing for it, i.e. no money or engagement, but I can AI some bullshit that gets me a little coin, where's my motivation to work for it?

But that's just a passing thought. My real concern with AI hate is that it always rings of the same old gripes I've heard my entire life about everything that makes something easier for the youth, that the aged had to work hard to achieve.

Consider musicians. Someone who spent 30 years learning how to be a kick ass drummer almost always bitches about people who use drum machines, without ever acknowledging the tune still thumps.

AI, as I pointed out earlier, is a tool we are only beginning to learn to use, and assimilate into our way of life. Those who learn how to use it will most definitely take shortcuts, but the destination remains more or less unchanged. I think your beef is less about AI, and more about people gaming the system, which is a valid, but different discussion.