In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop - New York Times

A growing work force of home-office laborers and entrepreneurs, armed with computers and smartphones and wired to the hilt, are toiling under great physical and emotional stress created by the around-the-clock Internet economy that demands a constant stream of news and comment.

Of course, the bloggers can work elsewhere, and they profess a love of the nonstop action and perhaps the chance to create a global media outlet without a major up-front investment. At the same time, some are starting to wonder if something has gone very wrong. In the last few months, two among their ranks have died suddenly.

There are lots and lots of things worth dying for, but I can’t think of anything less worth dying for than blogging. These poor bastards would have died doing ships in bottles or something, I bet.