This guy seems to be missing the entire point of Circles. You're right, and so are many of those replying to your comment. The point of Circles is that I want

This guy seems to be missing the entire point of Circles. You're right, and so are many of those replying to your comment. The point of Circles is that I want to categorize my social connections, to control what I share with them. It's a unilateral relationship---they don't need to know which circle they're in. It would make perfect sense to have Groups and Circles, and to be able to include a Group in a Circle (but not the other way around).