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Originally Posted by random50
I agree it's not a given, but I'm not sure this is a great example. First, the quality taken as a whole is pretty mind-numbingly awful. Second, isn't the main driver in the explosion of blogging of all kinds the financial incentives? OK, only a tiny proportion become financially viable, but believing their creation will rise above the masses is a common blogger's delusion.
Without the potential ability to cash in, I don't think we'd be seeing anywhere near as many of these things.
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1) The quality as a whole is pretty awful, but that's okay because most blogs aren't read. The best science and financial blogs are very good indeed, and are widely read. Many of the science blogs are written by scientists purely to educate. The cream seems to rise to the top, despite the predictions to the contrary. There has been a trend, which is wonderful when you think about it, for experts to write on their area of expertise simply for the love of it.
2) I don't think the vast majority of blogs are written out of financial expectations, at least directly (possibly in terms of exposure, career advancement, consulting, speaking engagements, etc). I certainly see no evidence for this, though maybe that just reflects my personal tastes.