[unknownian]

>Why not share it as an image?

I can think of many reasons. Lack of semantics, no screenreading capabilities for the visually impaired, lowered quality, extreme waste of bandwidth and storage. I hate this trend, even if it offers some convenience to me.

[davidadamojr]

Yes. Good points raised. I guess the lack of these capabilities is an "expensive" tradeoff for the slight convenience.

Judging by the comments on this blog post (https://medium.com/five-hundred-words/hacking-the-tweet-stre...), there is obviously no consensus as to whether this trend is good or bad. Some hate it, some find it convenient.

[audiodude]

Agreed, this is horrifying.