Compact view in the current form looks somewhat inconsistent. Titles of text posts have different width from other ones which makes them harder to read.
Apollo and some Lemmy apps like Voyager and Bean solved this by using dummy thumbnail for text posts. This ensures uniform title width. Another benefit is that square thumbnails enforce minimum post height which also improves readability.
Compact view in the current form looks somewhat inconsistent. Titles of text posts have different width from other ones which makes them harder to read.
Apollo and some Lemmy apps like Voyager and Bean solved this by using dummy thumbnail for text posts. This ensures uniform title width. Another benefit is that square thumbnails enforce minimum post height which also improves readability.