I don’t think it ignores it, rather the argument is precisely that that maximal substition won’t and can’t happen.

Baseless assertion that some tasks always require humans input

It’s really not that; it’s about how spending and employment patterns have changed historically in response to increased automation.

Wine works well for me on Manjaro. Once it’s installed and run for the first time, it’s been seamless. I think every now and then you might find a game that requires an additional patch to run.