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   Neurothing (neurothing@metalhead.club)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 21:59:33 JST Neurothing

   ALT-TEXT

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   While I was writing the last alt-text, there is something I noticed about it. Something about the approach towards alt-text in general. Maybe it's just the "discovery of the hot water", like we say often in Italy, but I still want to share this thought.

   Besides being a gesture of inclusion towards partially-sighted or blind people, it also might have a beneficial side-effect for the others too.

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     Neurothing (neurothing@metalhead.club)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 21:59:36 JST Neurothing

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     It pushes you to think about what you are sharing. Trying to write a tagline which is clear and concise, requires you to elaborate about the picture you are going to share. Writing an alt-text could be considered part of a learning process.

     I'm aware that this could be a debatable statement. Maybe someone else said those things before me. I don't have papers that back me up what I'm saying. It's an opinion about my experience. And I hope it could be helpful in raising a (civil) discussion.