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I wish there was a way to pass on my knowledge to future generations instead of losing everything when I die
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Mate I have great news I just came up with an invention that could do exactly what you're looking for
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No way, tell me all about it!
[crocodile]
Don't mind me I'm unrelated to the story
[pink]
Yea I invented this thing called WRITING
[blue]
Sounds awesome!
How did you come up with it?
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I read about it
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OK
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Rest of the comic over here:
https://thebad.website/comic/ancient_smug_tales
While this is a good idea, I'll do the silly devil's advocate thingy by asking: how about writing impaired people?
As a concrete example, I've had to accompany someone with ALS through the final months of their lives. They liked to share their content online (they were a photographer), but it sometimes took all their physical energy for one day to simply upload a couple images on social media. Adding alt text would have been a strong no-no for them.
This example is an extreme edge case, I doubt such a person would share lefty memes on Lemmy, but I'm sure there's less extreme cases around of people who might have solid accessibility reasons for not being able to write alt texts (unfamiliarity with english? strong dysgraphia? multiple sclerosis?).
Anyway, this whole devils advocate thing aside, this is a good rule. Ignore the haters and do it.