why everything disappears after an hour
ephemerality isn't a gimmick — it's what makes being seen feel safe.
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an hour is enough
being around is a temporary fact. it stops being true the moment you go home, so keeping it forever only creates a record nobody asked for.
here. statuses expire after 60 minutes. no streaks, no archive to scroll, nothing to perform for.
no audience, no pressure
there are no likes, comments or view counts on here. the only response is a light ping, and even that you can silence.
without an audience the incentive to post for strangers vanishes. what's left is a small signal to people who'd actually come find you.
what stays
moments you and a friend both confirm can be kept as a shared card, visible to the two of you and — only if you make your profile public — to people you send your link to.
everything else is designed to be forgotten, including by us.