Also...
I posted this 33 weeks ago, pretty much making similar statements and concerns:
https://plus.google.com/+JennyAverly/posts/gTm3ToZU5uc
I'm surprised you're still there TBH. It was pretty apparent Google was going to kill G+ the second Vic left.
@Averly Loved your "So long and thanks for all the fish" meme.
I've actually gotten so much out of that community. I've learned a ton from the people I follow and interact with there. That is what is so damn maddening about the state of things. The management is killing something that could have been (and actually was at one point) really great.