Put it on ethics and mental health: say how proprietary platforms don’t give a damn about any of their users, and won’t think twice about abusing them (with vendor lock-in, ads, and, most importantly, causing addiction just to make you use them more so they can milk you for money)
The fact is, most people don’t care, it’s a big hassle (and I get it, personally). So it doesn’t work, it’s just that simple.
I actually do know that… but it still has higher probability of convincing someone, compared to privacy
That’s actually sadly real, and I can’t emphasize “sadly” enough 😅
I have a friend that about 3 years ago introduced me to libre software. At that time, she used very few proprietary garbage. From about a year though she went back to using Instagram (why???) and other stuff (not only social networks, but things like messaging apps, which is a bit less bad), but luckily still prefers libre software when possible.
I still have to thank her for being so insistent at the time about “you have to remove google play services!!!” and other stuff. Even if she is now cringe, and not a based free software purist anymore, it’s partly thanks to her that I’m now a more aware computer user.
The fact is, most people don’t care, it’s a big hassle (and I get it, personally). So it doesn’t work, it’s just that simple.
I actually do know that… but it still has higher probability of convincing someone, compared to privacy
That’s actually sadly real, and I can’t emphasize “sadly” enough 😅
I have a friend that about 3 years ago introduced me to libre software. At that time, she used very few proprietary garbage. From about a year though she went back to using Instagram (why???) and other stuff (not only social networks, but things like messaging apps, which is a bit less bad), but luckily still prefers libre software when possible.
I still have to thank her for being so insistent at the time about “you have to remove google play services!!!” and other stuff. Even if she is now cringe, and not a based free software purist anymore, it’s partly thanks to her that I’m now a more aware computer user.