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@sybrand@social.lol I'm working on a tool and a guide, and hopefully those will help! But honestly, you don't really need to think too hard about it. There are definitely ways to write great alt text, but *any* alt text is better than none at all. Here's one approach: before you post an image, look at it for a moment. Then close your eyes and think about how you'd describe it to someone. What are the most important parts? Describe those first. What do you want people to know about the image? Share that. It doesn't have to be a huge paragraph or Ph.D. level text. Just a simple sentence or two will do the trick. And you'll make someone's day, trust me. I wouldn't try to automate it. If an image you're sharing is worth sharing, it's also worth describing to someone who can't see it. And it's your opportunity to describe it your way, not the way a machine sees it. 👍