diff --git a/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb b/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb
index dac264005..4398183f5 100644
--- a/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb
@@ -9,35 +9,6 @@ module AspectGlobalHelper
     end
   end
 
-  def aspect_badges(aspects, opts={})
-    str = ''
-    aspects.each do |aspect|
-      str << aspect_badge(aspect, opts)
-    end
-    str.html_safe
-  end
-
-  def aspect_badge(aspect, opts={})
-    str = "<span class='aspect_badge single'>"
-    link = opts.delete(:link)
-    if !link
-      str << link_to(aspect.name, "#", 'data-guid' => aspect.id, :class => 'hard_aspect_link').html_safe
-    else
-      str << link_for_aspect(aspect).html_safe
-    end
-    str << "</span>"
-  end
-
-  def aspect_links(aspects, opts={})
-    str = ""
-    aspects.each do |aspect|
-      str << '<li>'
-      str << link_for_aspect(aspect, :params => opts, 'data-guid' => aspect.id, :class => 'hard_aspect_link').html_safe
-      str << '</li>'
-    end
-    str.html_safe
-  end
-
   def link_for_aspect(aspect, opts={})
     opts[:params] ||= {}
     params ||= {}
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
index acf88cc8d..4933e2c38 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
@@ -32,19 +32,24 @@
 
       .info
         - if post.public?
-          %span.aspect_badges
-            %span.aspect_badge.public
-              = t('the_world')
-        - elsif post.author.owner_id == current_user.id
-          %span.aspect_badges
-            = aspect_badges(aspects_with_post(all_aspects, post), :link => true)
+          %span.post_scope{:title => t('.viewable_to_anyone')}
+            = t('public')
+            ·
+        - else
+          - if post.author.owner_id == current_user.id
+            %span.post_scope{:title => t('.shared_with', :aspect_names => aspects_with_post(all_aspects, post).map!{|a| a.name}.join(', '))}
+              = t('limited')
+          - else
+            %span.post_scope
+              = t('limited')
+          ·
 
         %span.via
           - if post.activity_streams?
             = t('.via', :link => link_to("#{post.provider_display_name}", post.actor_url)).html_safe
+            ·
 
         - unless (defined?(@commenting_disabled) && @commenting_disabled)
-          ·
           %span.like_action
             = like_action(post, current_user)
           ·
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 57586a2df..d3ec11df4 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ en:
   are_you_sure: "Are you sure?"
   fill_me_out: "Fill me out"
   back: "Back"
-  the_world: "the world"
+  public: "Public"
+  limited: "Limited"
   search: "Search"
   find_people: "Find people"
   _home: "Home"
@@ -657,10 +658,12 @@ en:
     contact_list:
       all_contacts: "All contacts"
     stream_element:
+      viewable_to_anyone: "This post is viewable to anyone on the web"
       via: "via %{link}"
       like: "Like"
       unlike: "Unlike"
       dislike: "Dislike"
+      shared_with: "Shared with: %{aspect_names}"
     footer:
       logged_in_as: "logged in as %{name}"
       your_aspects: "your aspects"
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index f342dde91..853ac3ea9 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -476,12 +476,14 @@ ul.dropdown
     :margin
       :bottom 5px
 
-
 .post_initial_info
   .details
     :color #aaa
   :margin
-    :top 4px
+    :bottom 5px
+
+.post_scope
+  :cursor default
 
 .time,
 .timeago,
@@ -2087,22 +2089,11 @@ h3,h4
 .stream
   .avatar
     :float left
-  .arrow,
-
-  .stream_element
-    .aspect_badges
-      @include opacity(0.5)
-
-    &:hover
-      .aspect_badges
-        @include opacity(1)
 
   .aspect_badge
     :position relative
     :margin
       :bottom 0
-  .arrow
-    :top -0.1em
   .aspect_badge
     :top -0.2em