Something else great about alt text on Mastodon is that it’s useful if the image or video *doesn’t load* because of the fragility of federation.

https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/148/669/011/129/586/original/5e1780225a876bfd.jpeg 

 Illustration by Jono Hey: https://sketchplanations.com/the-curb-cut-effect 

 @dbd981bf I think fragility is a beautiful trait. Precious things are fragile.