Using Google doesn't require an account of any kind, and a Google+ account is only required for social features such as posting comments or sharing links. The

Using Google doesn't require an account of any kind, and a Google+ account is only required for social features such as posting comments or sharing links. The launch state of Google+ provided an extremely hostile experience due to policies such as "one social identity per account" and "use a government-approved non-ethnic name", but these issues were resolved years ago with the Pages feature.