Slack for born-again minimalists

Own less. Discuss it more.

Spare gives born-again minimalists a place to discuss having fewer things. Each channel starts with six message slots. Once full, a new message requires deleting an old one. The conversation stays light. The approval process does not.

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Six message slots per channel. An entire afternoon of discussion.

Less, TogetherFree of excess
# the-last-chair

Does anyone still need the chair?

I own no position on this.

This thought has been released.
2 of 6 thoughts retainedRoom to say less

A quieter workspace requires a surprising amount of administration.

A place for everything you have to say.

Once a channel is full, something else leaves first. Apply the same discipline to your colleagues that you applied to the cutlery drawer.

One in, one out for full channels.

On Almost nothing, each channel has six message slots. Once a channel is full, nominate an existing thought for removal before sending another. Other people’s thoughts also qualify.

An AI with nothing to add.

Our restraint model reduces your carefully written update to its shortest defensible form. “I have some thoughts about the spare chair” becomes “Chair.” Drafts without a recognized noun become “Thought.”

Proof you let it go.

Every deleted message leaves a permanent, automatic disposal receipt on every plan. Receipts use no message slots. Keep a complete, searchable record of all the information you no longer keep.

People with less on their desks.

Portrait of Iris Vale
“We removed 400 messages. The receipts needed their own channel, so we added one.”
Iris ValeHead of Empty Surfaces, Two-Object Household
Portrait of Paul Mercer
“My team used to say “noted.” Now we have a policy against owning the note.”
Paul MercerDirector of Digital Possessions, Former Mug Owner
Portrait of Nadia Chen
“Spare reduced our discussion about the spare chair to “chair.” We still have the chair.”
Nadia ChenInterim Chair, Chair Removal Committee

Less, at every price.

Choose the amount of conversation your household can afford to lose.

Almost nothing

$29 / month

Per person, per month. Paid in full.

  • Six messages per channel
  • One disposal receipt signed by a human per month
  • Bring your own silence
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Considerably less

$89 / month

Per person, per month. Fewer inclusions.

  • Three messages per channel
  • Unlimited automatic disposal receipts
  • AI reduction to one noun
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Absolute absence

$249 / month

Per person, per month. Annual commitment.

  • Zero messages retained
  • A manager who audits channels for retained messages
  • Quarterly report certifying zero retained chat messages
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