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I abhor it and I think anybody who does actually like it is using it unethically: for art (which they intend to profit off of), for writing papers or articles, and for writing bad code.
I use it when I get stoned with my mates and think of funny shit to generate.
You missed the button to reply to OP and instead replied to somebody who didn't ask.
I meant to reply to you, to illustrate it's not always unethical; a point you raised, not OP.
It is always unethical and I made it very clear that people like you are people I dislike, so stop trolling and ragebait elsewhere.
I'm not trolling. Why is it unethical for me and my buddies to generate images of a duck with the head of an elephant?
For the sake of brevity, I'm just going to agree that I'm sea-lioning.
Now, explain how what I'm doing is unethical.
Do you think it's unethical because it uses stolen art?
If so, I don't think there's an issue because I'm not publishing anything I generate.
Do you think it's unethical because of the electricity usage?
If so, you could make the argument about any frivilous activity which generates electricity.
I really don't know of a compelling reason besides these two which raises a red flag for you.