Building Something That Matters… When No One’s Watching
I've been building KindredCircl — a social platform focused on belonging, safety, and privacy — for months now. No ads. No rage algorithms. No surveillance. Just a place for people to connect and be seen. And for most of that time? I’ve been building it alone. In silence. What They Don’t Tell You About Building in Public “Build in public!” they say. “Show your process. Share your wins.” But no one talks about what it feels like to post, write, share — and get nothing back. No likes. No followers. No traction. Just… quiet. If you’re in that space right now — I see you. What’s Kept Me Going It’s not hype. It’s not followers. It’s not funding. It’s the idea that someone out there needs what I’m building. Even if they don’t know it yet. Even if I never meet them. Even if no one claps. I’m building KindredCircl because the internet should feel human again. Because safe spaces shouldn’t be an afterthought. Because I still believe in what connection could look like — if we actually tried. To Anyone Else Building in the Quiet Keep going. You don’t need to be loud to be real. You don’t need to be followed to be valid. You just need to believe that some things are worth finishing, even without applause. If you’re building something like that — or just want to talk about what this process really feels like — drop a comment. Let’s not build alone.
I've been building KindredCircl — a social platform focused on belonging, safety, and privacy — for months now.
No ads. No rage algorithms. No surveillance. Just a place for people to connect and be seen.
And for most of that time? I’ve been building it alone. In silence.
What They Don’t Tell You About Building in Public
“Build in public!” they say.
“Show your process. Share your wins.”
But no one talks about what it feels like to post, write, share — and get nothing back.
No likes. No followers. No traction. Just… quiet.
If you’re in that space right now — I see you.
What’s Kept Me Going
It’s not hype.
It’s not followers.
It’s not funding.
It’s the idea that someone out there needs what I’m building.
Even if they don’t know it yet.
Even if I never meet them.
Even if no one claps.
I’m building KindredCircl because the internet should feel human again. Because safe spaces shouldn’t be an afterthought. Because I still believe in what connection could look like — if we actually tried.
To Anyone Else Building in the Quiet
Keep going.
You don’t need to be loud to be real.
You don’t need to be followed to be valid.
You just need to believe that some things are worth finishing, even without applause.
If you’re building something like that — or just want to talk about what this process really feels like — drop a comment. Let’s not build alone.
