The content here is much more current than many sites. By it's nature the stuff you see is fairly up to date. I like this aspect. There are many sites that have published content that is very out of date. This is a problem in itself.
I also like the points you made about encouraging you to create content. I find that too.
I like that I can create far more "spur of the moment" content here, and not have to worry as much about "how am I going to update this to appeal to Google, six months from now." Makes me a little more... adventurous... with the topics I tackle.