... I do not believe that reading a post on the Internet is the same as reading Plato. Just because someone does not want to read something both very long and of relatively little consequence to their life does not automatically mean they lack the attention span or the reading comprehension to do so.

(I'm not talking about your posts in particular; you're not the only one with a lot to say on the Internet. It's only that many people have a lot more to do in life — and to read — than allows them time to dig through enormous heaps of text to uncover the finer points of someone's online argument, which, however finely crafted and indisputably sourced, will not be affecting policies, shaping the minds of a generation, or even changing opinions in any measurable way.)