I just read this and I think it is awesome. I can only hope that someone catches wind of all my blogging experience and I get to make the big bucks for a year or so...
Seriously though, I do think it is interesting. I have a lot of respect for some bloggers and little to none for others. The ones I respect just enjoy the mix of journalism and technology while the others feel that blogging as a culture is a crucial element to the Internet as a whole. This I cannot and will not believe. This is a short sighted view that does not reflect where the web is really going and where the real innovation is. The web is a source of information that will continue to be aggregated and developed as a database. The technology is not moving toward making the web a infinite entertainment network full of insightful commentary and reflection.
This doesn't mean that blogging as a medium for reflection or commentary is bad by any means. It is fun and there are some great writers that express interesting points of view all the time. My point here is that people think blogging is good way to make money or can be a good revenue builder and I say not a chance. But, if someone wants to pay me to help them blog, they are more than welcome.