Yeah, alt-text is descriptive text you can add to images so that those screen-reader programs can read it, but IIRC it's also used if the image can't or won't load for whatever reason. You can even add it to nostr.build - at least through #Amethyst I have.
Regarding why the fuck they'd rant against it, I think it's just one more way to virtue signal.
"Yes, I #AATTMI (Add Alt-Text To My Images) and if you can't be bothered to add alt-text to a shitty Pepe meme you're sharing you're actively blindophobe and thus I'm better than you"
"Yeah even if its utility is marginal to the widest range of users and adds a 150% overhead to your meme-sharing workflow"
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2024-01-16 18:37:24
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