🌸The Case Against Justified Text🌸
AO3 authors—plz entertain my tiny request🥺Consider *not* justifying your text. Publishers spend lots of time tweaking character spacing to avoid large gaps between words. Sadly, we can't do this on AO3, so the result can be difficult to read.+
+Why is this important? Our brains are programmed to notice *changes* in patterns—it's a defense mechanism. It's why a lion can spot tiny prey among a field of grass. When you justify text on AO3, your readers' brains are tasked with noticing the subtle changes in word spacing.+
+Thanks for taking the time to read! I hope you'll consider using left-aligned text for your next work. That way, your readers can focus on your amazing words, rather than the gaps between them. (Sorry if this sounded curt, I'm trying to squeeze within the character limits).🥺💕
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