| Allow me to quote the message again: > If you can't/don't want to be there 24/7, let the group know that it might break but maybe the group will decide that it's fine enough. You don't owe anyone anything, and I'm not advocating for being their tech support helping them in any and all tasks. The goal is not to be able to help them plug a webcam when they need it. I'm talking about redefining together social conventions and tools to be together. What kind of software you want to use for that, agree on rules, what to post, what is not tolerable, how do you do to share photos, and stuff. > just out of curiosity: are you doing this yourself? Yes, I installed and created accounts on the messenger I use with my parents. Yes, it can be as simple as that. That's the point. > but you really think anyone cares about this enough amongst non-techies to be part of all this “decision making” about what apps to use? You really are assuming people are stupid and that's sad. Of course people are interested in questions like "I want to talk with the group" or "I want to know where my photos are" or "I want to be able to see my videos in 10 years". Even when their reply is "wherever", it means it's acceptable for them to use another tool that isn't a FAANG. I ask the question the other way around: have you had replies telling you "we don't want to leave Google because we actually like Google's surveillance capitalism" ? Until you haven't, "normies" are interested in getting out (and please don't use that term, you make it sound like you're superior to them when you are absolutely not. No one is superior, no one is inferior) |