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FWIW, despite the "chief architect" title, IIRC Yonatan Zunger didn't actually join the G+ project until well after the initial launch. That is to say, the real
by kentonv 11y ago
FWIW, despite the "chief architect" title, IIRC Yonatan Zunger didn't actually join the G+ project until well after the initial launch. That is to say, the real name policy predated his involvement. I suspect he was always opposed to it.
- dredmorbius 11y agoI suspect that myself, and there's a discussion I've had with him since. As with other of his observations on human behavior generally, Yonatan's take here is both perceptive and nuanced. I have discussed with him (on G+) the point that it took so long for him to state this, his reponse being that Google itself never suggested he shouldn't, but that he wrote this when he felt the time was right. My sense is that there's self-censorship going on, and yes, I self-censor myself (under various identities, for various reasons). Regardless of when he joined the project, Yonatan's used G+ heavily over the past four years or so and seems to have a pretty good sense of its strengths and weaknesses.