I'm not surprised it isn't working so well for you, in that case.
I think some of the centralization/privacy concerns related to OpenID sound like valid points to debate and discuss.
But saying you have too many OpenIDs and that managing them has become a pain is like complaining that you can't remember which of the four wallets you're carrying has your credit card in it, and concluding that wallets suck.
Ya I agree that is one of the problems. But since it's so decentralized and just finding your existing OpenID account can be difficult - it is still a problem. Part of the problem was having multiple emails and multiple types of OpenIDs (Work, Coding and Personal). Add to that - switching web email accounts midway through - and I ended up with multiple accounts.
If I could cut back to just one or two accounts I would. But I've found the management tools lacking both on the client website and OpenID side of things.
I'm not surprised it isn't working so well for you, in that case.
I think some of the centralization/privacy concerns related to OpenID sound like valid points to debate and discuss.
But saying you have too many OpenIDs and that managing them has become a pain is like complaining that you can't remember which of the four wallets you're carrying has your credit card in it, and concluding that wallets suck.