social

from a 2021 study, instagram close friends featured demonstrated 61.2% effectiveness in strengthening friendships among adolescents, mostly driven by:

1. seamless integration into stories workflow with clear visual indicator (green circle)

2. power of exclusivity with privacy (no notifs when you're added or removed)

building [redacted] | surfing @ venice, ca | eating @ gjusta / gjelina | “lucky me, lucky mud” 🤠

I generally dislike IG nowadays but man that green circle is nice to see, genius move