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@Rural_Canadian

I took this photo of former farmland near Stratford a few days ago.

Similar 'development' by many small towns out this way.

Feels weird finding hunks of Mississauga or Vaughn or Oakville in these little places.

As to 'affordability' ... totally!*

* if you've got steady/paid-enough work and savings for downpayment and a mortgage typically not below $650k; if not, please get your bicycle out of my two F150s' way thank you kindly

I apologize for not adding any kind of #AltText with this, but it's complicated. If you want perhaps the official Xitter White House account put some alt text on it.

I'm posting it because it is a clear violation of our constitution as well as going all the way back to Magna Carta in fact. The good thing about Republicans posting this horrid shit is it will find its way into ongoing court cases and perhaps future crimes against humanity trials as well.

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@DGI There is a black and white photo of a middle aged white man, presumably David Graeber, with a microphone. He is dressed in a dark sweater that is covering a white collared shirt. In white text off to the left side of the picture is this quote:

"The 'middle-class' is a faux class.
It never really existed. If you have a
boss, and earn a wage or a salary, you
are a worker, and should be proud
to be in the working class. The term
'middle class' isolates more privileged
workers for the benefit of the powerful
so that anyone outside of elite circles
will be divided and fighting against
each other instead of fighting
institutions and the power structure."
- David Graeber

After sharing a Toot about alt text usage, I got curious. This is nothing too serious though, nothing to have heated discussions over, just me being curious after isn't comments that I've read...

I know that enjoyment of alt text can also depend on the quality of the alt text! And some folks use meager alt texts, where it may just say "black cat", while others are good at describing images and will include many beautiful details. Others may want to use them but struggle with writing them, so they may use altbot or the alt4me hashtag...

It would be nice to get a good idea about how much alt texts are appreciated. Boots are welcome :boosts_ok_gay: of course.

I know some people are against the use of ai/bot for the creation of alt texts... That's not the question here. I don't mind a respectful chat about it with people that want to share. But please! Keep it kind and respectful. People that use the bot/AI, like I do, do try to write inclusive image toots that are accessible to all. Not adding any alt text would be the "lazy" option (I've been called bad names and lazy for having altbot help me with the texts).

Thanks for voting and sharing!

:ablobcatbongopost: #AltText

Wooden Anemone

An in-camera double exposure.

Since I am not at home fore the moment I am offline most of the time for the weekend. But, I hope you all have a great weekend 🐇🐣

Also wanted to let you know that I do not boost photos without #AltText!

Read #AltText for image description.