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Maybe its became so intelligent it now wants to troll people as a way to create factions among the populace.

I can confirm, Press On Vinyl makes their own stampers, originally they sent the masters to London and got stampers back but in the last year or so they upgraded the factory and they now do it all in house. Including a mastering studio, if anyone wants to press vinyl please check out kushtybuckrecords.com or pressonvinyl.com (I am the developer of kushtybuckrecords)

unique in the ease with which we can create tools to improve our own professional lives

I think the key line is the ease in which we can create tools. A software engineer has free access to the lumber yard. Builders of old had to work hard to create tools to create tools.