If powdered eggs worked, what a shame they had to switch eggs out of the mix in order to get past some mental block among the cake mix "cheats" - but that is a whole other kettle of fish. I'm struck by this:

a world where people are able to "waste their time" on things like creating fan fiction or reviewing products and movies, even though there is no practical value to do so.

I review books and products. I thought it was a valuable service. It's one of the few things I did a lot, and did well. Now I feel even more useless, LOL, thanks Taraz. :)

Could all that I do be done better by AI?
Well, let's see an AI in a manufactured body go pull weeds, or cook chicken soup from scratch.
If they're already doing it, send 'em over!