FT-8 – or also weak signal HF DXing?

or also weak signal HF DXing:

or also weak signal HF DXing / Depreciation of the DXCC Certificate / FT-8 Bots / Is it any good for ham radio? it has several parts:

@ 00: 00 Back again and introduction
@ 0:30 Robots and DXCC certificate – experiment
@ 1:51 Where's the point in that?
@ 2:10 The benefit of FT-8 or is it killing the hobby?
@ 3:05 The value of achievements
@ 4:12 Skills in FT-8
@ 6:00 A question for my viewers, 1. section
@ 7:15 A question for my viewers, 2. section

Although it is obvious, that this question is rather philosophical, so it makes sense to deal with it. Amateur radio is evolving. From a technical point of view, it has increased SDR or remote station, there were changes in the permit conditions, mobile phones and the Internet are the norm, and the demographics of radio amateurs are changing. Try to find your own thing in an amateur hobby and think about it too, what you bring to yourself and future generations.