I don't get people getting mad at AI art lol.
it's not like everyone can afford to commission artists, can recruit artists for their projects or is good at art.
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Not everyone can afford to buy commissions sadly. I think AI art is a good temporary solution in this cases, there already are plenty of text only games out there and I'd rather have generated art than no art at all. There will always be people willing to pay artists for original high quality art, a few individuals generating art do not take away that many people from them.
good thing that nothing was stolen from artists then, since the art was generated. AI art is a thing, as the time passes it will only get better and more popular. deal with it and stop whining.
Also, if you think you can just go around the community and ask for free art it means you don't engage with the community at all.
If you don't want to play text-based games then don't? I think you're missing the whole point on many levels. A text-based game with no art is by no means 'incomplete' or worse, there are plenty of very recent examples of historically significant text-only games. 'Without the need to get an artist for your project' makes the inclusion of visual art redundant. It's literally the same concept as reading a book that has pictures vs one without. Every human is capable of imagination and the only achievement in taking these shortcuts and being satisfied with the results shows you lack imagination or are too lazy to engage with imagination. Engage with your creativity, imagination, and that of others instead of letting it be spoonfed to you because of laziness. Read a book, close your eyes and think about it, pick up a pencil, touch grass.