The economics of pyschology are the psychology of economics.
If you won't trust the process, you will gain no real outcome.
What we recieve from the process is not necessarily tangible, but instead a fresh perspective on what may be possible. Thus, the inversion is complete, and we may then move forward.
One thing that seems to link many past great civilisations is their discovery of forces or powers that eventually consume them.
The challenge seems to be how to wield the fire without yourself getting burned. Some would say this is an impossible task given the relative nature of our definitition of what is considered "new", as once again we extend our hand to the flame.
What past lessons may we bring to this experience which can allow us deeper insights, and the hope of a less destructive outcome?
This is a fair analogy, but let's also consider that these human beings weren't designed with the express purpose of becoming experts in their field and performing in this way for this specific purpose (albeit in a generalist manner).
We are most definitely in agreement about the folly of comparing the abilities of LLMs to humans, since LLMs are to a greater extent the product of much collective human endeavour. "Living memories" would perhaps be a better description of their current state, and their resultant impact on the human psyche.