@ChanceyFleet Even for me, with mostly good eyesight (aside from needing strong glasses/contacts), the alt text is helpful to provide context on what details of the image are relevant to the post.
The strong accessibility and alt text culture is something I haven't seen as much in other platforms, and I don't have to stare at the picture as long to figure out the "point" of it anymore.
It's almost like for me the alt text serves as a big arrow pointing to the "important" parts of the picture.