Amstrad CPC (mid 80’s), Amiga (early 90’s) here 
This I realized on my first “serious” job in the mid 90’s (“serious” == not writing video games in Z80 or MC680x0 assembly and C).
The fatigue is palpable, agreed. But, I think it’s more about one’s own sense of agency (and CONTROL). After all, it’s us who decide why/what/where/how at every single step. Still find it saving me a lot of time, especially when I review all it does so no substantial detour can take place. While when I feel like coding myself, I still can and do.
