The site layout is great for reading, so props to the author.

I understand the sentiment that TUIs is not as accessible, sucks to use. I still do not like the fact that we should "stop making TUIs" altogether.

Let me give you an example from my carpenter friend in Cananda. He has a saw (TUI) and electric one (GUI).

He uses the saw in diff ways than his electric one. He sometimes extend the saw by attaching it to end of a long stick to cut tree branches he cannot reach. He can do it with the eletric saw but requires much more effort.

But if he needs to cut down the tree, he uses the electric one, and sometimes finish off (trim) with the regular saw (so the tree falls in certain direction).

The gist is, TUIs can be used to do things quick and dirty, and easy/cheap to make/buy. GUI even with AIs, still not as cheap as TUIs to build.

TUIs has a different usage in our field, where it's used more for automation/piping. If you have GUI, it's hard to pull it off unless you build the functionality (which coulda been a command in TUI), and expose it via GUI. the Authros is focused more on consumer side than builder side. With AIs we will all be builders using AIs.

Lastly, shooting down people building TUIs is saying, no more innovations, by building upon other's TUI inspirations.