Its because our interfaces are optimized for pictures and not text. I am old enough to remember you needed a plugin to see thumbnails on reddit and doing so what controversial because bandwith.
But Pictures get more clicks and we have been self optimizing its effect. Depending on view we even get all content at once because they tend to use common dimensions.
Text posts are given much less presence and making them look good in a feed is different for a oneliner, poem or deepdive.
Maybe we need to start making front covers for longer text and use vectorbased display mechanics to convert short text into efficient pictures with own background.
thumbnails also has a more button feeling driving psychological engagement.
Been there and i know a real answer to this:
Its because our interfaces are optimized for pictures and not text. I am old enough to remember you needed a plugin to see thumbnails on reddit and doing so what controversial because bandwith.
But Pictures get more clicks and we have been self optimizing its effect. Depending on view we even get all content at once because they tend to use common dimensions.
Text posts are given much less presence and making them look good in a feed is different for a oneliner, poem or deepdive.
Maybe we need to start making front covers for longer text and use vectorbased display mechanics to convert short text into efficient pictures with own background.
thumbnails also has a more button feeling driving psychological engagement.
If you sort by top you can clearly observere it.
Have seen complaints about images but know it’s a vocal minority cuz images are so good
For now, images + great alt text should be fine IDK