Comment on Anyone know of a FOSS type kids messenger?
CameronDev@programming.dev 14 hours ago
I dont have a good suggestion, but you may unintentionally be about to give your daughter a brutal lesson in network effects. If all her friends end up using something else, she will be isolated.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 14 hours ago
You’re not wrong.
One upside - the kids will learn this, and also the value of separate communication channels.
I’d I could get my family to switch to anything other than SMS I’d be happy.
hexagonwin@lemmy.today 6 hours ago
isn’t sms better than being forced instagram dm or smth tho…?
CameronDev@programming.dev 13 hours ago
Will 10yo’s actually value separate channels? Or will OP’s daughter just end up being the “other weird kid on the weird app we dont like”. I know nothing about 10yo’s though, maybe I am wrong.
Pika@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
the better question is, will 10 year old even use the separate channel, or are they just going to set up a fake/hidden account like every other child out there when given a restriction.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 13 hours ago
I kind of meant as they go. At some point it’ll make sense to them.