@jeridansky @JonathanMosen
Mastodon's is designed to make entering alt text less convenient than not entering it. The design encourages not entering alt text.
Adding an image should open the edit page with the cursor in the alt text entry box. The current design requires that a user:
1. know what alt text is
2. know how to open the entry box
3. take the extra step to open the entry box
4. remember to do it
If alt text were the default, entering alt text would be easier and more natural