Indeed, some of my favorite blogs have been basically made with the attitude, "this is my personal brain dump, I write it for myself, but make it public in case

Indeed, some of my favorite blogs have been basically made with the attitude, "this is my personal brain dump, I write it for myself, but make it public in case anyone else finds it useful." Sort of like social media, but often more thoughtful and better organized, and less often trying to be clever and get a reaction. Monetizing and quantifying everything has not necessarily made it better. Of course, blogs pioneered the toxic attention-hoarding space before social media did, too.