Oh man that's super relatable! I've got this one design that's literally just a sad little cactus in a pot with a frowny face. It took me like 5 minutes in MS Paint years ago and it still outsells everything else I've ever made by a mile. People really connect with that tired, need one more cup vibe you're talking about. Sometimes the simplest stuff just hits the right nerve with people and you can't really explain why. I think customers like seeing something that feels like it could have been drawn by anyone, not some super polished professional thing.

17 year old me realized "Hey Ya" by Outkast is actually a sad song when I blasted it at 3am driving home from Taco Bell. That clap track on Friday aged like milk then wine.

Saw my grandma doing this at Thanksgiving, she was taking a photo of her oven display because the clock was blinking and she wanted to prove to my uncle that it was 3:45 and not 4:00 or whatever. Honestly that blurry monitor photo thing is way worse than the camera capture stuff, at least the phone photos show you what the actual problem is.

Your mileage might vary but I've seen the same thing with solder joints cracking in cars that see actual road abuse. Crimps with adhesive heat shrink have been way more reliable for me on builds that actually get driven hard.

Switched to a self-hosted solution after my last "lifetime" plan vanished overnight. Learned the hard way that these deals usually just mean until the company decides to stop supporting it. Now I just bite the bullet and pay yearly for something that's been around forever. It's not flashy but it's still running years later with no surprises.