[jayceedenton]

Yes, please just choose a good photo. There are plenty that are free for all uses.

[K0nserv]

Or just don't use a photo at all if it doesn't add something substantial. A nice photo from Unsplashed is much better than AI slop, but it's often largely superfluous.

[minimaxir]

It just replaces one overly-generic aesthetic with another.

[ghaff]

Yeah. The reality is that many templates, etc. more or less require an image of some sort however generic.