Edward Aten

Maybe there is such a thing as my '150 closest friends', but I dont think anyone thinks of sharing that way. 

I have 8 really close college friends. We have a GroupMe and send pics and jokes back and forth there.

I have 4 Michiganders I have weaseled my way into their tribe. We email each other with internet snobbery and design.

I have band mates from high school and college that discuss music and send album critiques.

I have friends that trade pictures of amazing cars we see over iMessage or CarMagnum.

Path, I'll give you this:Yes, there's a lot of stuff I want to share that I dont share on Facebook. But the reason I dont want to share it there isn't because it isnt fit for public consumption. I'm not sharing it there because either a. I dont want one specific person or group to see it or b. I know a vast vast majority dont care. 

Said another way: My 151st closest friend isnt who I am hiding things from.

Nearly always that person I dont want to see something is someone I am close with. They would make my top 150. But I'm not hiding things because I'm trashing them behind their backs, but because I dont want my Mom seeing me do shots from last weekend and I dont want girls I'm trying to impress seeing my family's boring Christmas pics. Because I know 95% of my closest friends dont care about the shirt I gave my elementary school friend's baby (though his wife and parents do). Because the people that care about my running achievements are already following me on Runkeeper.

Yes, Path is beautiful. Its interface is mindblowingly gorgeous. It is definitely pushing the limit on many many UI fronts.

My problem is I dont think most people are hiding things from the general public or that the ring of 'closest' matters. Path is innovative, but drawing a circle at my 150 'closest' friends solves a problem I dont have.