What is the motivation behind advocating against people trivializing LLMs? As in, why do you care?

Not the parent, but this incorrect trivialization of LLMs is often employed as a counterargument to the risks of AI such as "will take your job" or "will escape human control (again and worse)" or just "can possibly hurt me". And taking the easy feel-good cop-out instead of actively engaging with these questions is just.. harmful?