BoF: Tech Glamping as a Service: How do we help busy non-techies de-google?

Many people are open to switching to FLOSS tools. More and more are highly motivated to do so. But sometimes venturing off the beaten path means giving up features or usability. Even switching to a BETTER tool can disrupt real-life routines or involve a learning curve. This discussion will be a brainstorming session on how to make migration feasible for people who don't have much experience exploring outside the confines of Big Tech. The discussion will start from three observations of Seattle's Resist Tech Monopolies members as we have experimented with helping a wide range of folks de-google and "de-monopoly" more generally (switch away from MS, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and so on). First observation: Switching away from Big Tech products is a process that can't be completed in a day. In fact, it can take months. Second: Most people do not share our enthusiasm with the finer points of installation, troubleshooting, and reading the docs. Third: Having a techie to help one-on-one within a social setting greatly decreases the barriers to completing a migration. So. . . come help brainstorm how to extend the installfest model to a regular recurring fun social event augmented with friendly tech support. We might call it "tech glamping as a service."