There are a lot of different thoughts that want to be heard, but may be afraid of the consequences. Maybe we don't want to become laughing stock, or we don't want people to view us differently, or leave us because of our different view on a particular subject. But there is a solution.
For example, take me. No one knows who i am. The anonymity among the community is maintained and secured, so i can speak freely here. Of course i am a target to criticism, but i can take it, i just don't want people who know me to hit me on emotional level. I am a beginner blogger myself, but i already see it's merits. I can write on what i want without any boundaries and it's a lot of fun.
Well some may say that in the past it was also possible through writing books with a pen name. The difference is scale. The massage you want to convey, can be heard through the whole world. It doesn't need publishing in journal or something like that, you can write anything, post it and you are good to go.
Blogging is very fast. The moment you get an idea, you can write it and "publish" it, so that public can see it. Communication is ensured. Everyone can comment on it, point out your faults, which means that your development may become faster. Readers are catalyst for your writings.
Also blogging allows you to find kindred soul. Their may be a subject on which you have similar opinions. Agreeing on something and continuing to converse is wonderful part of blogging.
It also is a very good educational platform. Blogs are unlimited source of information. Almost every subject is covered in blogs. The language used is often easy to understand because it may not be written by a professor, but by someone who just understands it or tries to. So readers and writers have have symbiotic relationship.
Steemit is one of the best platforms for blogging. Here your efforts are recognized, your voice matters. It gives you motivation to materialize your thoughts, your creativity.
The goal of this post is to make other people help in deciding if they want to start blogging or not. Personally i enjoy it and i wonder how many of them, who will start blogging, will feel the same and if not what points will they make.