I can see how many people read my posts in the comments section, barely anyone. It takes time and effort to write a respectful response. It pulls me from writing new articles. It is that wearing out I mentioned. For this reason, I prefer polemics.

Time allowing, you may want to read my other articles. The one about public debates in media could be a good start: https://medium.com/discourse/it-is-editors-fault-28e22a279dcc