For the Philippines and Filipinos, Facebook seems to be the de facto “internet”, especially with how Meta offers free access to mobile users (basic FB and Messenger) even without a data subscription.

It’s free. It’s convenient. Our friends and groups are already there.

So how do we encourage (or convince?) our friends to try out federated social networks?

  • megane-kun@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I try to hide it, lol! If they ask me questions, I answer. But if they don’t seem to be interested, then that’s the end of it.

    Right now, the people who are going to join the fediverse are those who are interested in it, and are willing to invest time and effort into it. In due time, interest will come from the others. I find that trying to convince others to join in (when they aren’t ready to make the jump) is counterproductive. They’d have a negative impression of the site, and that’d color their opinion of it. That, in turn, would result in a negative word of mouth.