Internet: Created for people to socialize and confess

"Blogging in the post−9/11 period closed the gap between Internet and society.
Whereas dot−com suits dreamt of mobbing customers flooding their
e−commerce portals, blogs were the actual catalysts that realized worldwide
democratization of the Net." - Geert Lovink

While reading this last article of the week I had to stop and read this line a couple times. The idea that the internet has become a tool solely based on the interaction and communication is true in many ways. Between blogging, video blogging, instant messaging an e-mails, the internet has become the bulletin board to the world. With this simple thought regurgitated, why, in a world of identity theft, scary internet stalkers, and just random evildoers, do people feel comfortable sharing and confessing their lives in text, film, and audio? Why does Joe Brown from mid-America feel compelled to post an autobiographical blog about his day to day life? Is the satisfaction we feel after posting such information truely that satisfying? And who takes the time to read Joe's blog after it's written? Or does that even matter? Joe's blog may never be read but the simple idea that they're out there, out of his mind makes him rest easier at night. I guess I really can't grasp the idea of confessing my "sins", random thoughts, or daily happenings online.