Do you guys even bother selling OSRS to friends outside the game?

I have a bunch of friends that I would love to play OSRS with and I am sure they would enjoy the high level content and mechanics as well. But I feel like trying to sell this game is tough..."Yeah once you spend hours and hours doing questing, tons of skilling, and learning the game - then we can play together". Albeit Jagex has done a decent job of introducing more mid level group content. I just feel like its a huge ask to get my friends that work full time jobs as well to give OSRS a try. I'd be curious if anyone else has tried introducing new players to the game in there adult years and how they took to it