Why do people rant???????????

It lets off some steam. It can have drawbacks - like if you feel guilty about what you said, or worry that the person you ranted to will p on your rants. But you get over this. You could write out your problems. This doesn't get you a solution if you wanted one though. Not a certain type of person - just people who don't know how it is annoying when all you contribute to conversations is rants.