"You've put 30 years into graphic design (I've only put 8 in so far) wasn't it like this when the Mac, Photoshop, Quark Xpress etc. came along?
I've met a couple of older designers who sneer at us now for not being able to do too much away from a computer - it's a similar arguement. "

I remember similar arguments when the airbrush became popular for illustration in the seventies. It was looked down on by some as kind of a low level tool. When I got my degree, the PC didn't exist. We hand painted our logos, and spec'd type for the typesetter, and pasted up our comps. When computers first came out, I turned up my nose at them.  " I don't need a computer, I'm an artist", I would say. That was the early 90's, things change so fast nowadays. 5 years ago you couldn't buy a computer fast enough to do much of anything. I remember the talk of the week long Bryce renders. I think it's great that we have so much choice now, for such a relatively small price. Lots more people get to be creative for fun or for profit. I hear a lot of 3D artists say  "I can't draw or paint", but they still do nice renders. You can't blame some people for taking pride in the fact that they create all their own content.  But, I don't think that gives them the right to belittle those who don't. Seems like there's enough bandwidth for everybody. Whether something is art or not, is an age old question that won't be answered in our lifetimes.