> That is, if you follow me at all. Because until I place you 
  > in a Circle of mine, my stream looks empty to you, much like 
  > the timeline of a Twitter user who has protected their 
  > tweets. Why would you even want to follow me, not knowing 
  > what to expect?

I beleive the author is sort of complaining about Google+ not working for self-promotion... I beleive this is actually a feature in a social network. What I don't like in Twitter is that lots of people are trying to be interesting in what 140 characters they write to get more followers, and care a lot about how the streak of their last 10 or so tweets "look". I believe the way Twitter works and the way it markets itself encourages this behaviour.

As a non-famous non-wanting-fame person I want to use social networks to keep in touch with people that I already know, and to get timely updates or insightful comments from sources that have already earned my respect.