If they manage to make it truly artist-directed and subtle, then I'm sure people won't have an issue with it. It's more efficient than raytracing for sure.

As it stands, it's horrible and the reaction has been rightly negative.

Bro, not everything is about "cope" or whatever weird ideological battle you're playing out in your head.

I was particularly impressed by the Starfield footage, I like the more realistic look. I'm curious to see more.