Alan has a good point about the Irony of always leaning on the experts whenever we do things. I am one of the regular bloggers with little to no readership that Alan contrasts the experts against. One of the reasons that I blog is that I would like to get some ideas out in public and hear some feedback on those ideas.
From what I have experienced the world or practice of blogging has the potential to “[break] down traditional power structures” but until it becomes more accepted in mainstream culture as a valuable resource for ideas and discourse there will still be very little voice for those of us “little guys” who are trying to find a voice through their blogs.