I think the idea of circles came from Diaspora.[1] I've always suspected that Google Plus' design killed it. It was so bloated that it would barely run on my n

I think the idea of circles came from Diaspora.[1] I've always suspected that Google Plus' design killed it. It was so bloated that it would barely run on my netbook with 4 GB of RAM. I think that if it had looked like Craig's List, without the gaudy Material Design animation, it would have been more successful (seriously). Google does data well and design badly. [1] https://diasporafoundation.org/getting_started/aspects https://diasporafoundation.org/getting_started/aspects