Are we moving towards an era of communication through pictures?

Its funny that you ask, because that world has already existed for millenia until very recently. It used to be that pictures were the main means of mass information transfer for the majority of people in the world. Hence the stained glass and frescoes that adorn every cathedral in Europe, and the paintings that cover their caves. High literacy is a post-industrial revolution phenomenon. Its funny that we moved away from images as a means of communication due to the fact that printing words is so much easier that pictures in traditional printing processes. But now that we have access to sharing of images on a scale that wasn't really conceivable until recently, we have decided that yes, in fact, we would rather rely on image sharing than verbiage.

To me, words are far more artful for all but the best photographers. A picture is only worth 1000 words if the picture is really profound or the writer (or reader, I suppose) is incompetent. My hope is that Hubski becomes a platform for people to share anything they desire, but in my vision that doesn't really involve pictures as a central focus (to be clear, just my vision; not trying to tell anyone else what to post).

There are certainly exceptions; khaaan shares pictures all the time. He's an awesome photographer sharing his art with us, and I usually enjoy them. Most people lack that talent. I prefer to hear the thoughts of others, but that's just my opinion. Clearly, based on the popularity of photo sharing sites, I'm in the minority.