Google Adsense Requires Google Account Now

Those logging into their google adsense account may now see a wizard alerting them that they must now associate their adsense account with an actual google account.  About time!  Kind of silly that an adsense account didn't automatically become a google account, but then again that would explain why my issues began with their wizard.

You see my same google account email address is used as my adsense email address.  Pretty standard stuff. The transfer wizard requires I enter my existing google account info so they can associate it and transfer the account over.  However since my emails are the same it results in an error.  You can't have the same email for adsense and google account.  What?  Let me say that again.  Google will not be able to associate your adsense account with your google account if you have the same email associated with both.  Some sort of paradox that would result in destruction of the Universe I am sure.  So, what are you to do?  I made an email alias and used that as my 'new' google account.  That way I get any email that adsense may send to me.  Pain in the butt and from an end user perspective completely nonsensical.