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@bshankar I wanted to comment on your blog post https://bshankar.pages.dev/getting-family-on-xmpp/ (saw it on fsci group)
#Quicksy would have been the simpler option for most people. But unfortunately Quicksy is mostly driven by a single person from Germany and mass adoption and publicity seem to be not a priority for them. So we are trying to promote the idea of Quicksy through a cooperative run project called @prav You are welcome to join this effort to take the idea Quicksy to the masses.
@bshankar @prav If you have not joined Prav xmpp group yet, you can join https://join.jabber.network/#prav@chat.disroot.org?join
You can also volunteer to introduce Prav at events, distributing leaflets, stickers etc. We had table at FOSS Meet in Kozhikode last week, this week we will be at Patna for #BiharFOSS. We hope to be at #LucknowFOSS as well.
@bshankar I do agree about the design issues in general though! There used to be a time when someone using a phone/laptop/other gadget was automatically assumed to be "tech savvy", but smartphones are now so common, even self-proclaimed "bad with technology" people use them 
This was possible due to apps taking the extra step to making things more user-friendly. The flip side is, when that's the only thing people experience, anything a little less friendly seems complicated 
@bshankar that's not necessarily a bad thing, but since #FreeSoftware is usually developed by tech enthusiasts, we tend to forget that what seems simple to us ("just sideload the APK") or even "long press the notification, go to settings, and toggle" can be outlandish to someone who's only used the packaged phone experience 
Basically, a working app is only half the work done; the other half is redesigning it to be as "easy" to use as possible 
