"Those who think blogs are irrelevant today — usually Gen-Xers or older — typically underestimate the degree to which real power has evacuated traditional insti

"Those who think blogs are irrelevant today — usually Gen-Xers or older — typically underestimate the degree to which real power has evacuated traditional institutions such as academia and New York publishing houses. " I don't know that I've seen anyone say blogging is irrelevant. Maybe I just missed that. It's not the "new hotness" now, but it still gets the job done. There's no shortage of people burned out on Twitter/Facebook/etc doing some form of blogs now (I guess the new hotness is static sites again?) or blogging at something like Medium. Though I honestly have no idea how popular Medium really is. I never see it outside of HN, but I certainly don't have eyes everywhere. I've had a blog since the 90s and I still find my feedreader the best way to keep up with the news that matters to me. It's not all blogs, but it's mostly, and the writing being done on blogs is just as good and relevant now as it was 15-20 years ago.