Circle
For updates too small for Instagram, but nicer than WhatsApp
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drishya

Circle - For updates too small for Instagram, but nicer than WhatsApp

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I realized I no longer had a place online to casually update the few people I’m actually close to because everything felt like posting to an audience, even private accounts. So I built Circle: a tiny social space meant only for your real circle. No followers, no discovery, no performance; just small daily updates that disappear. Circle only works if you join with 2–5 people you already talk to. It is intentionally not for meeting new people.

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I realized I didn’t actually have a place online to casually update the 4–5 people I care about. Even private accounts started feeling like posting to an audience. I tried using WhatsApp groups but conversations bury updates, and stories still feel performative. So Circle is intentionally small, with no discovery, no followers. You’re supposed to join with friends or it doesn’t make sense. The most surprising thing so far: people either immediately “get it” or feel uncomfortable posting without an audience. Curious - where do you currently share small life updates, if anywhere?