Posting photos on #Mastodon can be a bit daunting for me due to the expectation of including alt text. When I don't have the luxury of time to craft a suitable description or am struggling to come up with one on the spot, I usually end up skipping the photo altogether. It would be great if there was an AI-powered solution for #alttext that could consistently deliver reliable results.
@gpowerf I don't understand this (and you're not the first person I've heard say this). What's so intimidating about writing a brief description of an image?
@gpowerf Ahhh. I mostly use social media on desktop. I forget most people use it on mobile. I can see why there'd be some extra friction there.
@LouisIngenthron it's not intimidating. But imagine you are out and about, you think, oh! People might like to see this vista... But you are about and about, at the time you put it off to a time when you have more time and then you never get round to doing it.