• katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    15 hours ago

    if you’re capable and have a server, i recommend spinning up pixelfed and friendica instances for your parents and families. they’re probably the simplest fediverse apps to install too.

    it’s one thing for you to move, it’s another thing to be able to get your parents and family to move over.

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      14 hours ago

      how would you recommend pitching it? I know all the sweet unix/linux things, and freedom and such, but how would you pitch it in a way that your parents would care about?

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        13 hours ago

        well most of the time - at least for me - they’re just there for the rest of the family so if you can get the rest of the family on there and then maybe let them invite their friends, that’s all they really need

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            11 hours ago

            It doesn’t need to be all or nothing for them at first. If you share on it maybe they’ll share some thing there too slowly.

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              10 hours ago

              you’ll also need to remember to interact with the platform like you were with them in public, for a few reasons. Plus the Internet could stand to be less harsh