When I've been reverse-image searching for obscure things, sometimes it's been the only result (despite not being the original source). I'd rather see pinterest than nothing - but I suppose you can fix that with downranking rather than banning them outright.
Compared to the AI slop flooding image search results, pinterest is increasingly looking "better than the alternatives".
Compared to the AI slop flooding image search results, pinterest is increasingly looking "better than the alternatives".