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Not sure how to evaluate that. Maybe it's kinda fun, but… I mean, generating crappy images from text isn't exactly new by now. It may be "an early version" (and this is exactly why I struggle to evaluate that — obviously, we shouldn't be too judgemental of "an early version"), but it surely isn't "a truly functional stock photo platform" yet. I mean, by far. "By a light-year" kind of far.

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This is definitely a fair assessment. I think a lot of the "wow" factor is just seeing the generated images in the first place.

In truth I think a lot of value will be added as we start improving filtering. Once users are able to vote on "usable" or "unusable" images, or request variations of an existing photo.

I've genuinely used it for 3-4 photos where I would have previously used Unsplash, and I'm optimistic that I can get that number to steadily trend upwards.

I don't expect this to erase any of the existing stock photo tools on the market, though I do think this will add some new value to the space. Honestly my goal was "will my mom be able to use this?"

Hope that helps clarify the goal a bit more, and I do really appreciate the feedback!

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