@lethargilistic I understand your post is light-hearted, which is why I focused on a less core part of your argument, but sorry if that didn't read as matching your tone. Anyway...
If I valued art for my interpretation on it instead of appreciation for the work and intent of the maker, I would have zero respect for 99% of art except the rare few things that strike me, and that's unfair. Art is work and skill and intent, not color and shape, and AI art is stolen skill and no work.