> numb to visual novelty I wonder if this isn't already the case. If I look at what people are sharing on various platforms, people share images all the time,

> numb to visual novelty I wonder if this isn't already the case. If I look at what people are sharing on various platforms, people share images all the time, but it's rare that an image will pop up merely for its aesthetic qualities, (except for self-promo stuff). I can only guess, but I don't believe the AI-generated images you linked to would be shared widely, if they didn't have the story "Look what AI can do," behind them. And maybe that's always been the case. I'm reminded of the working poor going to the Louvre in Zola's "Assommoire". They mostly come away not understanding what the big deal is. It's the "cultivated" person – who knows the stories behind the paintings - who comes away moved by them.