WTF is with these AI slop header images... does the author actually think an image of a woman crumpling a cup into her face against a backdrop of airplane parts is not going to distract from the post?

The article is from 2023. I wouldn't be too hard on the author as it was still a novelty back then.

True, and they're not doing it now. (Unlike kalzumeus, who's still going at it for some reason.)

> person drinking airline coffee unsure what is in it / Midjourney

I’d rather PJ focus on his podcast rather than making visual art. Akin to using a stock image instead of going out taking a picture instead to save time.

Having no art is better than that art.

Almost any mildly relevant stock image would have been better if having an image was that desirable.

There is no need for an image at all. Then they can focus on their podcast even more...

Google probably want's the website to be in that format so I'm guessing it's SEO.

and wow look at that hand

2023 was a different time…

That’s no hand.