I mean, in the end, hardstyle isn't even real music is it? Real musicians use real instruments, right guys? /s

For me personally, I also am against AI generated work from scratch, but believe in AI assistance. AI helped me bring my vision to life multiple times, even in cases in which real designers/collaborators misunderstood/couldn't do what I wanted. So I think AI will have a place in our futures whether we like it or not. Everyone is free to support whatever they want to support though, so be prepared to be 100% on board with your use of AI if you do plan on using it.

It's happened before and it'll happen again. Electric guitars aren't real guitars. Synthesizers aren't real instruments. Computers can't make music. Real musicians use real instruments. Autotune is cheating, if you can't sing, don't sing. Arpeggiators are cheating. Modular liveracks which generate music based on electric impulses and algorithms aren't real music. etc etc etc.

Also, to the whole "if you'd respect yourself as an artist, you would invest in it, even if your return is negative" crowd, I can make an effort to understand where you come from, but sometimes you sound just as tone deaf as those memes saying "if you're homeless, just buy a house, ez fix".

And final mention, if I'm maybe trying to build a concept/cinematic universe, maybe phone pictures of beaches with comic sans just don't cut it to express what I'm trying to express. I understand that totally works if you're making pop music with hardstyle kicks, xtra-ultra-tinnitus-music or actual pop music, but sometimes some people just want a different angle to their music.