The industry knows this, assigning prices and values according to these desires and it follows through. Efficiency has to be made in order for it to be fulfilled. So I can't blame others for using models, blender for backgrounds. With tenures of reference usage shall be put to the test.
Using the royalty free assets from the clip studio library had been a lifesaver.
As with the push of AI, it's going to become more naked this templutization. These dysfunctional business models with the social media mode of enclosures is going to be more evident.
Best not get mad at it. There needs to be finiteness for economics to function, the best control the mise en place the best way you can do.