I resented the platform when it first came out in 2011, as Google shut down its (RSS) Reader application to do so. But as an early adopter I came to love Plus for its ease of use, and for the great communities and individuals I found there to discuss everything from politics to geeky pop culture, from things going on in my life to photos of my neighborhood.
It was a great space, even if Google became increasingly dysfunctional in how it supported it. Still, it had a run of 7+ years, which is not at all bad, and I met a lot of interesting folk that I’m still following around on Twitter and Pluspora and Feedly.
Thanks to all the folk at Google (or wherever they’ve moved on to) who worked so hard to give us a fine place to gather and chat. It made my life a bit better while it was around — and that’s not for nothing.