This would be an option similar to "Disable the display of images in PMs" in Private Message settings. This feature could either be put in "settings" or even a toggle on the search result page.

Purpose:
- Reduce page size in search results, making it easier to find what you need.
- Images aren't "searchable," so showing them isn't super important.
- Quality of life improvement in trading forums where "auto shops" are common and have massive images. Nearly all of the auto shops have tags at the bottom anyway.
- Show image link instead of the display image, clicking a thread shows the image like normal