The established people quoted in this article love the system that gave them their starts. After all, they were successful at it. But what about all the people who were marginalized in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, and 80s because they didn't have access to the public.

Of course, blogging has its problems. But in terms of providing more access - not less - it does a lot better than the old model.

What's more, there's a sense of entitlement that because one writes, one is owed a six-figure income, or that holding down a second job is somehow beneath people who aspire to be writers. That's a bunch of nonsense.