I keep running into the same situation in real life.
When you meet someone new, there is always that moment:
Instagram? WhatsApp? Email?
It feels a bit messy, but people still just pick one and move on.
So I started thinking about it from a product perspective:
👉 Do people actually want to separate what they share depending on context?
For example:
personal vs business
clients vs friends
networking vs casual
Or do most people just default to whatever is fastest, even if it is not ideal?
I am curious how others see this from a user behavior or product perspective.
Is this a real problem worth solving, or just a minor annoyance people tolerate?
Is there a real market for context based contact sharing, or do people just use whatever is easiest?
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I have personal accounts and business accounts. I share business with businesses and personal with friends. Mostly through email is the default for 95% of all interactions I’ve had with my business. I wouldn’t ever say it’s messy, it’s expected that your business has an email, so nobody is ever confused about that.
most people don’t wanna be accessible on everything by everyone, I do not share my reddit with anyone, I share my twitter only with me friends, I share my Instagram with friends and family, I share my email with anyone and everything, etc… also I do not want to setup something (use a product) that is not for hobby or for work.
I think most people optimize for least friction until something awkward happens. Like accidentally giving a client your personal IG or getting random texts after a networking event. So the pain is real, but probably not painful enough for people to adopt extra steps unless the solution feels basically effortless.