The Degenerative AI craze started because barely-capable software was hyped as the Next Big Thing and then failed to deliver. This has happened before in AI. At least twice. The old failed technologies still exist. They're vastly improved over the versions that caused their "winters" (as their utter failure was termed). Nobody has rallied back to them. The same will happen with Degenerative AI.
One recent case of ai pushback is a video by Procreate's CEO on X (formerly known as Twitter), where he affirmed his hate for gen ai + reassured the procreate customers that no Gen ai features will ever be added on Procreate