I&#x27;m unclear on whether the author is yearning to become blase about whether his ideas are valid, criticizing his own writing, blaming his pandering statements on imbeciles, or being cleverly ironic.<p>He laments having to tone down something he thinks might be interpreted &quot;uncharitably&quot;, and in the very next sentence blames it on those who commit &quot;uncharitable actions&quot;.<p>&gt; At times I’ve been tempted to just turn off comments entirely on my blog, and just flat out avoid participating in comment threads on the web<p>I can relate to internet commenting frustrations, but this conveys real issues with hearing any dissenting opinion.  Turning off comments altogether on your blog is like fearfully plugging your ears with your fingers to drown out anything that might be valid criticism.