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Does posting alt-text make sense with image-based memes? (self.memes)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Andonome to c/[email protected]

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Soviet propaganda poster showing Stalin as 'Tankie Sects left over from the 70's', holding a child shown as 'lonely teenagers learning Marxism from Wikipedia'

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Meh. It's a meme community. For most sites, alt-text is a prerequisite for accessibility compliance. For shitposts you could think of it is an act of generosity toward people with vision or cognitive impairment. Some people "abuse it" to tell The Real Joke. Anyway, folks who read it may not be a huge portion of those who enjoy your content, but yes, some of us notice and appreciate it.

[–] Andonome 1 points 2 years ago

I can't see it. I stuck it in the markdown bars

![alt text ](image.jpg)

but it doesn't show when hovering the mouse. I can see it using elinks text-browser, so I guess it's in there somewhere?