No one is questioning one's ability to look at an image attachment through an image viewer. I think you know this, which makes this sort of reply doubly frustra

No one is questioning one's ability to look at an image attachment through an image viewer. I think you know this, which makes this sort of reply doubly frustrating. Think about how word processors were a thing so early in personal computers, despite then actually being some of the most complicated bits of software one can build. What are e-mails if not documents? Having some control over formatting (at least in the semantic sense, like HTML) is a core part of using computers for a huge part of the population. Yes, even the people using only their phone. People like bolding text. A lot of people aren't good at it, but a lot of people aren't good at talking either.