just looked up where this Le Guin quote came from, and got a truly fantastic reveal
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"The Creative result is the child who has survived" - Ursula K Le Guin
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Le Guin writes about her fake quote here and other linked writings
www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/106-a-c...
This is great
"Hello, this is Tom Clancy. Would I say, "If you're hunting for a good read this October, Marge Simpson's book is a clear and present danger to your free time"? Hell, no I wouldn't. What do you mean I just said it? That doesn't count! Hello. Hello?"
Perfect alt text, thank you.
Perfect would be keeping it as an accessibility feature as well 🫠
Yes, true.
It's funny for anyone sighted but it's legit less useful to anyone using a screen reader.
Fair.
Glad you think so. OP blocked me for saying it. Can't win em all.
Oh. Shame. I liked the joke but I definitely didn't mean to negate the need for alt text.
Oh yeah you're good. My buddy uses a screen reader for social media, so it's front and center in *my* mind, but I don't expect that's the case for everyone.
After ages of people nagging to get folks to use alt text and now they’re using it for other reasons? lol. Lmao even
(I used alt text regularly for my shit ass eyes, tho not a screen reader)
*use dammit. I USE alt text
Amazing
so, technically, she did say it
Nice alt text.
I just read some of her stuff in the last week, because it had been many, many, years since I had. Still great.
I love this. How many authors get a chance to smack one of these down? Do it for Mark Twain, Ms Le Guin! Do it for all of us!
Top tier alt text 😆
I don't mind alt text that includes a joke, but reserve top tier status to alt text that is funny AND still preserves accessibility
Getting these vibes from this exchange
“Be curious, not judgmental” - Ursula K. LeGuin
"SHARE if you are ACTUALLY a loyal friend. Pretty sure I already know who will share this and who won't " - Ursula Le Guin
“TGIF!” - Ursula Le Guin
And wear sunscreen!
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LeGuin’s sentences usually feel like they are hovering just above the ground. A certain light buoyancy. Difficult to pin down. That one feels too blunt.