some users can’t read this due to lack of alt text
users can’t adapt the text for dyslexia or vision impairments
systems can’t read the text to them or send it to braille devices
web connectivity
we have to do failure-prone bullshit to find the original source
we can’t explore wider context of the original message
authenticity: we don’t know the image hasn’t been tampered
searchability: the “text” isn’t indexable by search engine in a meaningful way
fault tolerance: no text fallback if
image breaks
image host is geoblocked due to insane regulations.
Contrary to age & humble appearance, text is an advanced technology that provides all these capabilities absent from images.
I vaguely recall a similar interaction between a child & adult when I was a child where the child basically responded to them with incensed, furious rage that set across the idea that the adult should take their stupid opinion & go fuck themselves.
That kid took no shit from anyone & set them straight.
Post would be more wholesome with accessibility.
Images of text break much that text alternatives do not. Losses due to image of text lacking alternative such as link:
Contrary to age & humble appearance, text is an advanced technology that provides all these capabilities absent from images.
I vaguely recall a similar interaction between a child & adult when I was a child where the child basically responded to them with incensed, furious rage that set across the idea that the adult should take their stupid opinion & go fuck themselves. That kid took no shit from anyone & set them straight.