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OP here. My point wasn't that we should remove all other types of media from the web. (I love other types of media) My point was that the most powerful tool on
by mijustin 13y ago
OP here. My point wasn't that we should remove all other types of media from the web. (I love other types of media)
My point was that the most powerful tool on the web is still words.
Here's why:
1. Words are an excellent starting point. All you need is a text editor. Words are a great way to express ideas in a concrete way. Words can stand on their own.
2. It's easy to add things to words. Adding an image, video, or other media to words has the power to further strengthen the message. Side note: there's also the (negative) potential for adding too much, or for muddling the message.
3. Text on the web is small. My page was 4KB. Most people around the world, even with a bad connection, would be able to view that page.
You're right: images can be powerful. But on the web, I think text still rules.
(I notice you responded to this thread with words, and not an image or a video)
- falcolas 13y agoI would go one step further, and say that while images are very popular on the internet, most are light on meaning. The parent mentions the some large percentage of the links are to imgur, which is absolutely true. However, the actual content of those images is so shallow they could each be summed up in a sentence apiece; ironically enough, looking at the front page this very instant, half of the images contain words to convey a specific message, and the rest rely on the title of the post to convey context to the image. The right picture may be worth a thousand words, but much to my dismay there are very few pictures of that quality to be found.