That article links to a tweet by a guy who is not sam altman starting the trend. It was already viral by the time sam did it.

True, but OpenAI did leverage it for all that could be gained. There was no hesitation on their part to consider if it was ethical.

He only cares about money. Perhaps he now likes to be an edgelord as well, created in the image of the modern Mammon, Musk.

He chose the Ghibli style because it's such a big meme right now. Clearly.