A Note about the "Close Friends" Tier (Patreon)

Hey all! The last couple weeks have been super nuts, and I've gained more followers on Patreon than I ever thought possible. I'm totally floored by that, and so thankful. However, it's presented a dilemma!

The $2 tier includes access to my Close Friends list on Instagram Stories. When I made that tier, I only had several hundred patrons, and it was easy to keep track of. In the past week, I've gained close to twelve thousand new supporters, many of them at the $2 tier, which I can't feasibly add to my Close Friends list, since I have to add each username one at a time. I'm not even sure Instagram would support such a huge number. 

As an alternative, I'm proposing this: I'd like to start a second, private Instagram exclusively for my $2 patrons. It would work exactly the same as my existing Close Friends list, but it would just be easier for me to manage. I'd share the username here, and you can request access to it. It's much easier for me to approve those requests than it is to manually add thousands of names into a tiny text box. I'd post stories as well as feed posts, so there'd actually be more content. This seems like the best way to keep giving you guys what you deserve!

If you have an issue with this, please let me know! Also feel free to suggest something else, but this definitely seems like the best course of action.