Status Updates vs. Blogs

[NeonPeon]

Hello, I am not too intimate with the culture/rules of this site. But I see some status updates being reacted to with hostility, like "stop posting this s***". One user, who is apparently now suspended, said he would react to all of the status updates with the "confused" reaction because they're stupid, or something approximately like that.

 

I figured your own status updates were kind of your own personal space to post whatever you want, and people interested in the post can comment, so why would anyone bother poking their heads in and then getting upset?

 

BUT I also saw that there's a Blog feature, so maybe that's more appropriate for random, personal posts? Just want to make sure I understand the correct, intended uses of these features.

 

Thanks!

[roadrunner]

Not sure if the status updates still have the option to lock it so it gets no comments or reactions.