There is something so insulting about calling them "digital artists"

They're like the boomer version of digital artists (aka, they're not). <br><br>There's this something so hilarious about how these people don't actually create anything from scratch, it's all copy paste and mashup. <br><br>They're the boomer version of digital artists because of this, there is NO creativity, NO effort, NO love put into their work, it's nothing but disrespect and blatant disregard for people's work and value.<br><br>These people are the same ones who say "it's yours free of charge!" but proceed to ask for money so they can "create" more.<br><br>There is a difference between being an artist to whom AI is a tool and someone for whom AI is their tool. These people are just a bunch of lazy, talentless people who are upset that the world doesn't cater to them and so they're consoling their fragile egos by creating something that is just as "valuable" as actual art. <br><br>It's not about "the future" or "progress", I don't believe that AI is the future of digital art, it's about this parasitic behavior where people profiteer off other people's work and do it without the slightest regard for value and effort.<br><br>How can you justify or even fail to see how they're just parasites??