• @foggy@lemmy.world
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    03 months ago

    Until you provide an easy solution for grandparents to watch their grandkids grow up, meta will have a captive generation and a half.

    • @FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org
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      03 months ago

      Grandparents watched their kids grow up for thousands of years before social media. I think there are clearly other ways…jesus people.

    • @UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev
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      03 months ago

      Snapchat and frequently updated Frameo picture frames seems to the go-to my cousins use to keep my grandmother updated about her great-grandchildren.

      Posting public images of your children certainly got an icky feeling over here. At least after there was a push in media to make parents conscious about potential privacy infringement it may be for the child.

    • @smeg@feddit.uk
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      03 months ago

      Group chats? They’ve replaced almost everything I used to use Facebook for.

      • @0ops@lemm.ee
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        03 months ago

        Most of my immediate family just does sms group chats. I don’t keep up with the extended family, seeing them every other holiday is enough

        • @smeg@feddit.uk
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          03 months ago

          True, but there are plenty of alternatives waiting in the wings the moment they try and fill it with ads

        • Sunshine (she/her)OP
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          03 months ago

          SimpleX and Matrix are great alternatives.

          Friendica lets you link your Matrix account.

          • @then_three_more@lemmy.world
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            03 months ago

            Can you link your WhatsApp account to these though? I’m not going around trying to persuade everyone to get off WhatsApp. I’d be better off just using RCS.