Trinsec @Qoto @trinsec@qoto.org

Arguably, an image unseen is *also* not funny. As is artwork unseen.

The alt text isn't meant to replace the originals - it augments them so that people who can't participate in the original experience aren't entirely excluded.

A deaf person can watch and enjoy a movie using subtitles, even if the experience isn't quite as good.

If you see a group speaking a foreign language and they all laugh uproariously, having someone tell you "that guy made a very funny joke about a political leader you've never heard of" is a lot better than sitting there wondering what is going on.

And if you're experiencing mastodon via braille, a post saying "Elon after he has a poll that goes the wrong way" then nothing isn't as good as getting "popular meme showing pikachu with a surprised face" so at least you know what the joke was about.

It's about inclusivity. It's not meant to be perfect.

An F-bomb to throw…see pic attachment (harmless)

Poetry

Hoger opgeleiden hechten meer aan eenvoudige teksten! Dat blijkt uit onderzoek.

"Natuurlijk leverde een eenvoudiger taalgebruik mee begrip op. Maar opvallend was dat het voor hoger opgeleiden net zo goed gold als voor lager opgeleiden. Nog opvallender was echter dat die hoger opgeleiden de eenvoud ook meer waardeerden in de tekst en dat zij bovendien de schrijver van de eenvoudigere tekst vriendelijker vonden, terwijl het voor de lager opgeleiden minder uitmaakte."
https://neerlandistiek.nl/2022/12/hoger-opgeleiden-hechten-meer-aan-eenvoudige-teksten/

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This is fabulous 🤣

So, heute ist die kleine Pretty ausgezogen. Da wir uns schon ein paar Mal mit der neuen Familie getroffen habe war das sehr entspannt.

Das Bettchen von der Pretty wird nicht lange unbenutzt bleiben. Morgen zieht dann die Maggie ein... (Leider erstmal nur ein Bildschirmfoto, keep tuned für neue Bilder)

#tierschutz #rumänischerstrassenhund #hunde #hund #dogsofmastodon #dogs #resucedog #hopscotch_tierhilfe

Elon Musk and Autism/Aspergers

I certainly don't speak for all autistic people or for the autism community in general, but as an autistic person and someone who knows many autistic people who are kind, compassionate, honest, and decent human beings, I feel compelled to make this statement:

Elon Musk is an egotistical narcissistic megalomaniac who is out of touch with reality, power hungry, entitled, privileged, corrupt little man but nothing he does or thinks or says is because of autism.

If anyone is writing about him, or reporting on him, or making any attempt to analyze what is going on in that head of his, please keep autism out of the equation.

Does he actually have Aspergers, like he claims? Who knows. He says he does but clearly he lies. A lot. I don't know him well enough nor am I qualified to make that assessment.

Ultimately though, it doesn't matter. Autistic people can be evil too. It just means that autism isn't the reason.

So please do myself and all of the autistic people I know and any who agree with this statement a favour and leave autism out of the discussion.