Q Do you think the phenomenon of people keeping online Web logs, for whatever reason, is something that will last?
A I think the popularity of blogging has grown an incredible amount, so there'll be articles saying it's the next big thing, and then there'll be a backlash and its popularity will shrink and instead of saying, "Oh, you have a blog? That's cool," people will say, "Oh my god, you've got a blog? That's so 2001 of you." Everything gets blown out of proportion and then summed up as a stupid trend in the end. Popularity should never be taken too seriously -- the good writing and good art that come out of any given movement is all that anyone focuses on over the long haul.
This is not to denigrate the worth of doing this stuff. It is just to keep it in perspective.
