@acegikmo being a bit “philosophical” here: I think what we are witnessing here is a fundamental attack on the information commons.
First, the genAI bros abused the fact that making useful texts, nice art, etc. available essentially for free was just the thing to do, just to train the slop machines.
And now, the slop machines are being used to fill every corner with slop, just to eke out just that little bit of “engagement”, be it to sell something or to get ad revenue.