You make two different points. > "You don't even know what the thing is yet." That's a good point, and Google+ is likely to change significantly. They may mak

You make two different points. > "You don't even know what the thing is yet." That's a good point, and Google+ is likely to change significantly. They may make stuff way better as it progresses; who knows? > <the comments about 4chan, IRC, usenet, etc.> The difference is, only Facebook was successful in getting tens of millions of non-geek users to sign up and use it. If you're going to deviate from the Facebook model of users, sure, you may end up getting users (4chan has lots of users!), but not on the same magnitude and of the same diversity. Since in the end of the day it all comes down to "how much cash are these users worth?", the facebook model appears to be the one Google+ is trying to emulate, they better make sure it's as easy or easier to for non-geeks to socialize using their service. The complaint raised by the article is a good one.