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> because google is doing the equivalent of forcing you to link all of your different reddit identities together As someone who has lost count of all his googl

by lake99 13y ago

> because google is doing the equivalent of forcing you to link all of your different reddit identities together As someone who has lost count of all his google email ids and Google+ profiles, I'm telling you that that's just not true. They unified Google sign-ons, and that's all. You can always create another Google/Gmail id to comment "anonymously", or even make and post new videos.

TheZenPsycho 13y ago
they unified the signon of youtube (which was not google) with google, and coerced everyone into linking the two, and then, later, coerced everyone into retroactively making their youtube content appear with their real name. If you don't get why this is a problem, then at least do us the kindness of not being obstructive to people who do. Figure it out. it's not hard. It's like saying "Well, what's the problem? if you don't like it just delete all your youtube videos and discard the years of investment you've made into your youtube identity" Google is not providing the option of having a youtube account that is not linked to a google+ account, and not providing the option of having that google+ account have a pseudonym. They are saying to all the people who are already established on youtube that the jig is up: You must reveal who you really are, now, or leave. It's an unfair ultimatum to people on youtube who have maintained anonymity for legitimate reasons.
- lake99 13y ago
  > "Well, what's the problem? if you don't like it just delete all your youtube videos and discard the years of investment you've made into your youtube identity" No, you don't have to delete or discard anything. Figure it out. It's not hard. And do us the kindness of not being a troll to those of us who have.
  - TheZenPsycho 13y ago
    you really don't get it. the issue is not with throwaway accounts. The issue is with identities that have years of investment with them. If you want to be legit, invest time in google's products AND stay anonymous, google wants you out.
hackaflocka 13y ago
When you create a new "fake" ID, they ask for your real name. And they even have an opinion on whether your name sounds fake to them.
- lake99 13y ago
  https://www.google.com/search?q=random+name+generator https://www.google.com/search?q=random+name+generator Heck, some of my "names" are just a random, unpronounceable string of letters.

by lake99 13y ago

TheZenPsycho 13y ago

they unified the signon of youtube (which was not google) with google, and coerced everyone into linking the two, and then, later, coerced everyone into retroactively making their youtube content appear with their real name. If you don't get why this is a problem, then at least do us the kindness of not being obstructive to people who do. Figure it out. it's not hard. It's like saying "Well, what's the problem? if you don't like it just delete all your youtube videos and discard the years of investment you've made into your youtube identity" Google is not providing the option of having a youtube account that is not linked to a google+ account, and not providing the option of having that google+ account have a pseudonym. They are saying to all the people who are already established on youtube that the jig is up: You must reveal who you really are, now, or leave. It's an unfair ultimatum to people on youtube who have maintained anonymity for legitimate reasons.

lake99 13y ago
> "Well, what's the problem? if you don't like it just delete all your youtube videos and discard the years of investment you've made into your youtube identity" No, you don't have to delete or discard anything. Figure it out. It's not hard. And do us the kindness of not being a troll to those of us who have.
- TheZenPsycho 13y ago
  you really don't get it. the issue is not with throwaway accounts. The issue is with identities that have years of investment with them. If you want to be legit, invest time in google's products AND stay anonymous, google wants you out.

hackaflocka 13y ago

When you create a new "fake" ID, they ask for your real name. And they even have an opinion on whether your name sounds fake to them.

lake99 13y ago
https://www.google.com/search?q=random+name+generator https://www.google.com/search?q=random+name+generator Heck, some of my "names" are just a random, unpronounceable string of letters.