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You don't. Instead, you recommend a specific community/instance that they'd like to participate in. And if Fediverse doesn't have such a community your friend wouldn't stick with it anyway.
For most people the advantages of federation doesn't matter at all. What matters is their ability to connect with their fellow human beings on topics they care about.