Even before Stable Diffusion et al, I had grown to detest the majority of stock image use (for articles/blogs). They almost never add to the article, and often

Even before Stable Diffusion et al, I had grown to detest the majority of stock image use (for articles/blogs). They almost never add to the article, and often mislead. It's not a coincidence that the one place they are heavily used is marketing/ads. When people add a stock image to an article/blog post, they really are playing the ad game, even if they're not selling for money. Not a big loss if they're all replaced with AI.