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[flpm]

It's about how much control over the tool and the output the artist has. A photocopy machine and a pencil are both tools that can be used to make a copy of a photo. The machine is much faster than the pencil and produce a very accurate result, but only the pencil version has artistic value. The resulting artifact artistic value is a token that represents the creation process.

[micromacrofoot → flpm]

I can assure you that people have done very cool things with photocopiers that are more creative than some pencil drawings

[gewetensleegte → micromacrofoot]

I also heard that people did cooler things with apples than oranges.