I really don't understand this phenomenon. What is the impetus to write or read these things? I read because I find other people's practical experience to be a

I really don't understand this phenomenon. What is the impetus to write or read these things? I read because I find other people's practical experience to be a useful educational tool, with lessons that I can directly apply to my business, and I write such things with the aim of passing on any useful knowledge that readers might be able to pick out from my writings. and listing their enviable accomplishments If you have a few minutes, take a quick look through my blog. It mostly lists an awful lot of failures, with my most popular post describing a web app that brings in $500/month. Many other people's blogs also discuss failures. For the vast majority of people, it's a long hard slog before you start making any kind of success. I realise that some of these posts can seem somewhat self-congratulatory, but would you really prefer that people didn't share information you can learn from, for free and without expectation?