@ploum The underlying assumption here is that images are inherently not a form of communication, but are merely "content" or "entertainment." As an artist, I absolutely disagree with this assumption. Art *is* a form of communication, so fostering the ability to share it can only be fostering communication, just in a different way. I want a place to share my artwork with others and to see others' artwork, and if it doesn't contain any text, it still communicates things to me.

@ploum I'm also a writer, so sharing text is important, and I appreciate that I can do that on Mastodon and on other protocols like Gemini. But Gemini especially is a horrible place to try and share artwork because it's not built for it. In my mind, that breaks down communication in a different way, by hindering my ability to communicate through my art. So shouldn't that be as big of a problem as Pixelfed only showing images? Yet I never see anyone mention that as an issue with Gemini.