I'm talking about this:
Maybe it would look better if the background was removed and the icon was x1.5 or x2 bigger? The rectangle is just weird.
this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2023
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We already have thumbnails next to posts containing pictures. But for text-only posts it's imo just pointless to simply put a huge empty rectangle like that.
In the detail view (so the view that actually shows the content of the post + comments) they are quirt pointless, yes. Reddit also seems to hide them in that view. In the list of posts, we need them to fill the gaps (without them, it would also look weird).
Adding images (like my logo suggestion) for linked websites could just make the overview look a bit more colourful. And could also help users decide if it is worth reading the post.
edit, I see this already works for YouTube. A post that linked to a YouTube video automatically got the thumbnail assigned.