I'll give that one 10/10 :-)

There's nothing wrong with using auto if that's what suits you but for me it takes the fun out of photography and I don't know why you'd buy an expensive and complicated camera to do that. If I want to quickly shoot something and I don't have time to fiddle I use my phone, it takes great 'snaps'. But at other times I'm looking to make good photos, not just record the moment (though sometimes I do both). So bracketed shots and some time with Photoshop allow me to take photos I'm happy with. For me that's fun (and I like learning). I don't really regard taking snaps as 'fun' even though I often do it.