This is by far the best forum on FT - thanks to all the writers and photographers. True, many authors write reports to show off and boost their own egos - but this is not bad at all. It is the ego thing that makes the supply of great trip reports sustainable
Other forums help with technicalities - this one gives the inspiration!
For my work life, the trip reports forum meant several months of lost productivity in total, but also a lot of motivation, so I like to think its net effect is positive