blogging

So i noticed lately a lot of the articles I find myself reading are written by bloggers. Now I know this is technically a blog, technically making me a blogger, but I don't think of it as the same because this is more of like a venting source for me, but it makes me wonder why we as people have begun to rely more on our average everyday writer than the big brother media of old. I know my reasons, but I like understanding the position of others, but the comments on these blogs are usually unenlightening and are full of petty drama of people acting like 12 year olds who disagree. Just some random food for thought.