There are still kids to whom creativity matters greatly and who take the time to grow their skills in it. I know at least one of them (a family member). It’s disheartening to see, yes, but not sure we can quantify an accelerated rate of dumbness now as opposed to ‘back in the day’.

I sincerely hope (and genuinely think I might be right( that the fella in the TikTok is an example of the kind of person who, without C-GPT, would just have not done the homework. I had plenty like him in my classes growing up.