i think it depends
i mean it looks shitty on my screenshot, but that's because it's a phone not a tablet. my eyes can move easier than my thumbs, so i'd rather glance than have to scroll twice as far
i disagree with empty space usually, but i don't disagree that it would be better filled with, say actionable buttons rather than text that needs to be read
lemm.ee has temporarily disabled all image uploads actually, due to the csam spam (see the post on !meta@lemm.ee)
/0 has recently released his ai anti-csam filter though, so hopefully they should be back soon