I like to think of “open source software vs closed software” as “stairs vs elevator”: stairs are healthy, autonomous, require little to no maintenance but given the option to elevator I don’t have any illusion what most people would prefer

Yes, stairs are very inaccessible – stairs might exclude a bunch of people by its own design

In the eyes of stairs-builder you shouldn’t build (residential) buildings that require an elevator. Moreover, in narrow cases you might wanna consider to build an elevator, consider an escalator first

Answering the question “How can we get people to use stairs everyday?”, stairs-builders make stairs well lit, wide, friendly and well placed.

A user of stairs might prepare their friends and family to use existing stairs they got: by explaining the techniques to approach the stairs, by recommending appropriate shoes, by timing the stairs climbing at an appropriate moment of the day etc

Less advanced user might simply point to the stairway and say “why don’t we take stairs this time?”. And here we (advanced users) wanna ask them not to do that with their sore/acky nana – she wouldn’t like the stairs either way

Don’t waste your energy. Focus on the achievable

It is early on in this frontier. Lots of things are being developed and settled. Once things settle I am sure there will be an app and aggregator that wins out and has a majority of the zeitgeist and boomers can settle there. The internet during it’s shake up is for quick learners and people who can adapt easily. Inevitably the boomer might not be able to adapt and learn and it is ok for them settle