My good ol' pile of shame... All those books that are on my shelves, collecting dust, while I am buying new books, only a handful of which will be read before I yet again get my hands on more books.

I should really refrain from buying new books for a while...

I suppose they don't really see it as stealing art. A lot of the AI image generator user base isn't all too well informed on how it works, as far as I can tell from my anecdotal experience. It's just this magic tool that they can use to get what they want quicker and cheaper.