[Bayou]

Not surprising though, the internet is in it's infancy in its social stage- I can easily see a synergy taking place where people keep in touch with their friends and colluegues by reading their personal blogg will take up the majority of blogg readership.....or like me would be the only reason to read a blogg is if it was a friend of mine.

Give me a message board anyday.

I cant even imagine a totalitarian force making me read a blogg......I would destroy my computer 1st.

Saying that, this is a whole different ball of wax then redistributing wealth, which I would say this is a result of static political activity in the majority of the population.
I also have an inkling that the problem may be more than just relation to diversity to freedom: after all Canada has about the exact same diversity to the U.S and we are closer to the 20%POP to 80% wealth, while the states has a 3%POP to 80%wealth spread- almost ten times the spread.