There's nothing to be depressed about. It's not a lack of empathy it's recognition of the inevitable. Developers realize that there is no going back. AI art is here to stay. You can't ban or regulate it. It would be extremely hard to police. All there is left to do is adapt to the market like you did, even if it's extremely difficult. It's not like AI made it significantly harder anyway. The supply for artists far surpassed the demand for them before the advent of AI art.
Edit: Typo