Much Ado About Nothing

I don't know if this is a thing with lots of middle aged women, or if I just give off sounding board vibes, but I know a lot of people with a lot of complaints.

I've often wondered why do they just whinge and whinge about the same thing over and over, sometimes for years without actually doing anything to change. Yesterday I read something that hit me in the face - some people offload not because they want advice, or even for someone to listen, they just want to flush out their frustration to give them the energy to go back to what they were doing before.