For me it’s on the same level as memes - not intended to be consumed as art, but merely as a form of posting. It’s trash and that’s fine.

But it shouldn’t be elevated above that. It’s derivative and stilted and lacks character, and worse, it might be depriving amateur artists the chance to flex their creative muscles and actually create art themselves.

Also draining cities dry of municipal water to generate a picture of a bored ape is probably a bad use of resources.