Perhaps there is a language barrier here, but it seems like you misunderstand my point.

I didn't say anyone should be prohibited from starting a blog so long as it is honest and meets disclosure requirements. (Yes, companies that don't abide by minimal standards of truthful conduct should not be allowed to continue to deceive. I will stand by that.) I stated that it is not a meaningful retort to the argument that there has been a proliferation of low-quality blogs is "Oh yeah, go start your own blog or shut up."

The main reason not to start a blog these days is there isn't a need for any more. There isn't a niche that I see to be unfilled. And for the most part, new blogs recycle the same information on others -- or worse, introduce demonstrably incorrect information.

Thus, it's not that Americans shouldn't have a "choice" in blogs. It's that after 200, there is diminishing marginal utility to "choice" presented bynumber 201, 202, etc., (and diminished demand as well) This applies to all of the other industries you describe as well. (Although most have much greater barriers to entry, as well.)

As for your "see how many blogs close down," as luck would have it, George of TBB has actually dug into this question. MMS has featured interviews related to 296 blogs in the past 6 years. 35% of those blogs are completely out of operation. Another 30% are not regularly updated. And these were the blogs deemed "successful" enough to be featured on a credit card marketing website. http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/a-deep-...ts-blog-space/

It's fascinating to me to see this new argument that defends the proliferation of the community with low quality blogs as promoting choice. I guess know one should have criticized the Ford Pinto and just let people keep choosing it unless they themselves were willing to make a subcompact car.