Why did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, forbid sitting in the middle of a circle?

The Hadith prohibiting sitting in the middle of a circle is weak. Al-Albani deemed it weak due to the discontinuity in its chain of narration between Abu Mijlaz and Hudhayfah. Assuming it were authentic, it has been said that the prohibition is due to the harm it causes by obstructing the view between those sitting, or to avoid drawing attention, or that it specifically applies to those who sit mockingly and playfully, or to those who do so out of hypocrisy and indifference.