It's calorie-dense and high in sodium?

I think we could do a bit better here with the explanation of what looks bad to you..

I am just a layperson when it comes to pixel art, but to me the example in the article is clearly garbage/low quality.

- the magenta background is still visible along the edges - the color palette is all over the place - random noise pixels of totally different colors are visible scattered around - the lighting and shading doesn't look that good

> It's calorie-dense and high in sodium?

There's plenty of real food that is as heavy and as salted, and as such no healthier, than junk food. But it actually tastes good. (I can't exactly put the finger on what makes an Italian pizza better than a US 7/11 one, but it's not about the former being healthier).

I'd say it's the fermented, charred dough in combination with fresh, varied toppings.

With the exception that it's harder to make the argument that "it's bad for the consumer."

McDonalds', over time, will make you less healthy.

AI slop over time will perhaps change aesthetics, but hard to chalk that up to anything other than personal preference.