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Here, re-encode all your images for a minuscule amount of kilobytes saved into a format that can’t be read in older computers when JPG and PNG work just fine.
Nobody is saying you need to use webp locally. But when you’re talking about the entire fucking world on the internet sharing images, even minuscule savings scales to something appreciative.
Another aspect to consider is, not everyone is privileged with unmetered internet access. Shoving bloated media into peoples’ faces is actively costing real people real money. If you’re operating even a modestly popular site, I feel like you have a moral obligation to ensure it’s as inexpensive to browse as possible.
There’s no real savings because the web is bloated with ads and JavaScript frameworks. If you really want to save some kilobytes, learn to write lean web code.
Oh, when your done converting all your images to webp, be sure to do it again with JpegXL. After that I’m sure another new and shiny standard will be released.
I’m not even trying to change your mind on webp I don’t give a shit. But ingesting images on your platform and serving them efficiently is part of writing lean code and you’re just arguing for arguments sake.