[abstract=apub]re: The next clash between Mastodon and the non-Mastodon Fediverse is imminent[/abstract]
@[url=https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/channel/jupiter_rowland]Jupiter Rowland[/url]
I've not yet seen any posts, attacking or otherwise, taking this stance, but I have seen quite a few Mastodon bios lately that seem to push it; things like [strong]"will block"[/strong] or [strong]"will not boost"[/strong] for posts without alt-text.
I have family who have varying levels of blindness who consume media from all over the internet. All of them have been quite thrilled about the state of these new robot assistants we all now have such easy access to.
Specifically assigned "alt-text" is never necessary. If you could be bothered to type up a meaningful post that accompanies the image, instead of just lazily reposting every shit meme you find without providing any context of what it means to you or why you want people to see it, this wouldn't be an issue that anyone thought needed fixin.
I'm sure there's a better way to describe it, but the word "gentrification" always comes mind when I see this sorta shit. I say fuckem, if that's the way they wanna play here, I prolly don't care read what they post about anyhow.
eshep
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