Last week YouTube updated the commenting system to integrate with Google+, which is either awesome or terrible, depending on who you are. Now anyone who wants to comment on YouTube must also have a Google+ account connected to their YouTube channel whether they like it or not.

If you’re not familiar with Google+, navigating the new comment system can be quite confusing. In this video, I’ll walk you through the YouTube/Google+ commenting system and help you understand how it works, why YouTube made some of the changes that they made, and how to start engaging in comments again.