> I could generate some weird 70s sci fi art, make an Instagram profile around that, barrage the algorithm with my posts and rack up likes. The likes will give that instant dopamine but it will never fill that need of accomplishing something.

The value, I expect, to some people, is that if they can monetize that, then it's worthwhile to them, while letting them spend less time on it than if they had to do it themselves (or maybe they aren't artists and couldn't do it themselves, period).

I personally find this kinda dishonest, uncreative, and not something I'd care to look at, but that's just me.