Yes. Originally shared by Chris Jenkins What the hell has happened to this platform? I've been a big fan of Plus since the very beginning, and an outspoken supporter. I've met countless amazing people here, made a few really awesome IRL friends, and have thoroughly enjoyed the content creation and dissemination tools put out there. But even I, rabid Plusophile as I am, can't ignore that the platform has changed significantly, and mostly for the worse. Public Hangouts were the root of many our conversations, and helped drive new connections on the network. Google removed them. Integrated events were how I coordinated kick ass HIRL's, and how I met a bunch of you fine folks IRL. Google removed them. The interface, while never perfect, was light, fast, and made it easy to have quality conversations. Now, it's slow, bloated, and prone to fuckery like what is shown in the gif below. When Vic Gundotra was running this show, it was a passion project, and the integration in...