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in reply to Miakoda

@hellomiakoda Or just post the text again instead of a picture of it. It can be its own alt text!
in reply to Aaron

@hosford42 @hellomiakoda It would actually be easier for whoever handles Reich's social media accounts to copy and paste the text rather than to produce a screenshot.

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in reply to FoolishOwl

@hosford42 @hellomiakoda Actually, not even copy-and-paste. You could automate it with a shell script.
in reply to FoolishOwl

@hosford42 @hellomiakoda And I see a lot of other people made the same point. I imagine it's not the first time.

Frankly I could do without a "celebrity" posting trivially obvious points in such an obnoxious way.

in reply to FoolishOwl

@foolishowl @hosford42 @hellomiakoda
And he's been observing the obvious for how many decades now, while NEVER actually taking the next logical step to call out capitalism itself. He just walks up to the sheepdog fenceline, looks sad, and paces back again.
in reply to Violet Madder

@violetmadder @foolishowl @hellomiakoda I think this serves a purpose in the larger picture. He's still pointing the way, whether he knows it or not. But he's doing so from a perspective that is further from the destination, which allows him to connect to people even further from it than him and move them this way. Imperfect allies, and all that...
in reply to Aaron

@hosford42 @hellomiakoda
If Robert did that, I'd be able to boost the message. No alt text, no boost.
in reply to ND Dev

@nddev @hellomiakoda That's my personal rule, too. Sometimes it's hard to follow because I really like the message.
in reply to Robert Reich

ROBERT: I'M TYPING THIS IN MY OUTSIDE VOICE BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEEM TO HEAR ME WHEN I USE MY INSIDE VOICE.

STOP POSTING SCREEN CAPS OF TEXT WITHOUT ALT TEXT. IN FACT, SKIP THE SCREEN CAP ALTOGETHER AND JUST POST THE FUCKING TEXT.

THANKS IN ADVANCE.

in reply to Matt Jordan

@muhkayoh
Some instances have a 500 character limit on posts, so you either create an annoyingly long thread, or screen cap the message and alt text as much of the message as you can, which is 1500 characters. I’m guilty of posting multiple photos with lengthy alt texts to convey a thought. In my John Mulaney voice - “I’m Sorry"
in reply to Eugen Rochko

@Gargron @muhkayoh I’m good with 500 on posts and 1500 on alt text. If I need to be more long-winded than that, I should put it on a blog. It’s an exercise in economizing words.
in reply to Eugen Rochko

@Gargron @ArrowbearMoore @muhkayoh though to be fair, masto.ai could have a custom character limit set of like two (though that is highly unlikely)
in reply to Robert Reich

Hi Robert, is there anything our team at Mastodon could do to convince you to post text on Mastodon and share screenshots of it to other platforms if necessary? Mastodon is highly accessible for sharing outside the platform and has a higher 500 character limit.
in reply to Eugen Rochko

@Gargron
Robert, I really value getting your insight without having to touch horrible platforms like FB. Please consider adding ALT text or posting text.🙏🏼
in reply to Eugen Rochko

The @rbreich account is one of the most frustrating accounts on Mastodon - no alt text, always screenshots. It's either a bot, or a superfan - but either way it can't be bothered with alt text, which kinda goes against the spirit of fedi of be accessibility and inclusivity