family is easier b/c of different social dynamics. there's no risk of losing a relationship to a family member over a messenger. you can just play it passively saying you're not using WA anymore but they are welcome to contact you via EMail, SMS or Signal, Telegram. with friends or rather acquaintances it's more difficult. you're easily being framed as a weirdo who tries to gain control over how people are communicating. soon you'll be "accidentally" skipped at invitations.
The great philosopher Groucho Marx considered that problem and came up with an elegant solution. If there was more room in the margins here I would include it.
"If you see a dumb comment that completely misses the point of the subject (for example someone not getting/taking a joke), then you type "whoosh" which means it went way over their head!"
