Perhaps i am a bit odd but i dont understood this take. Why do you do what you do? Why do you create anything?

Since before ai all my tiny little works have been public domain and it tickles me pink when i see something of mine out in the wild.

Journey before destination.

With that said though, the people who press the button and fashion themselves creatives piss me off. Heck anyone who has more than a passing interest in gen ai art disappoints me. After all, what is interesting about printing the Mona Lisa compared to creating your own shitty version by hand?