On English: Psychology of Blogging

Here the author of the "On English" blog speculates: On English: Psychology of Blogging.
Here is the post in its enireity:

Why do we do it? What drives the blogger to wake up and blog, day in
and day out? I think that the answer may be different for each one of
us out there. And I think that each of those blogging reasons, unique
to each blogger, probably has its own raison d’être. John M. Grohol has some thoughts on why we blog. He says, among other things, that

Most
weblogs are drivel, banal shit written by angst-ridden teenagers and
adults sharing feelings, thoughts, and mind-numbing details about their
daily lives that provide little insight into anything or anyone. But
the gems can be found amongst the long-since abandoned or forgotten
sites. These gems are personality- driven. That is, the person or
persons writing for them are genuinely interesting. They are
storytellers. They understand the need for a beginning, a middle, and
an ending. They draw together like-minded links into themes for the
day, for the week, for a lifetime. The authors of such weblogs and
online journals have an inner drive for their work. They don’t look for
adoration or attention from other folks online. It comes to them
naturally by the power of their work, by the originality of their
stories, or by the genuine nature of their words.

I thought it amusing that the bottom of Dr. Grohol’s blog page has this link. Perhaps it is meant for people who run bad blogs?

One man’s opinion.