@ericwilson - Words can not describe how much I enjoyed your post! The humour in your writing is what got me the most, I genuinely laughed out loud in places.
I hope I will one day be able to write such delightful pieces as this one, it's actually inspired me to take the quill pill and start writing my own, so thank you!
Until then, count me as a new follower and an enthusiastic reader of your future work.

In response to your question - To me, and all logical, critical thinking people and those capable of using their brain (The Steemian Race - we're all that's left in the above departments it seems) it was a superb mic-drop. So bravo, dear writer, bravo! (auditorium applause, Steemians chanting your name! Eric, Eric!).

It probably will always been seen as a waste of time arguing with people incapable of thinking for themselves, but the itch is just too strong to resist sometimes. (I too, occasionally give in to the darkness and poke the beasts in their brain hole when I see a lone logical in trouble)

The way I see it, if they are going to shove their un-informed mob-mentality media-meddled garbage down our throats, what better than giving them a taste of their own medicine from time to time. Ours just happens to be better written, more articulate and showing more reasoning than they could ever hope to possess. And I think that's what they hate the most about us. They only have death threat come-backs, copied speeches and swearwords in their entire free thinking vocabulary.
So when they make it personal, just smile and know you've won, whether they realise it or not (I'd pity them if their ignorance didn't annoy me so much sometimes).

I suppose the reason we jump on the reason rant train is there will always be some part of us that thinks 'if we can get through to just one of these people (what do we even call the mind-raped masses now? Normies? Mourn Porners? The Pitied? Idiots?) then there is at least some hope for the future.' (Probably pointless, but a girl can dream) and hey, above all else, at least YOU tried!

Be the change you want to see in the world and lead by example, that is literally all we can do any more. And if that means taking the 'sod it, let's get our reason rant on!' approach from time to time to give them some brain pain, then do it.
It's probably the only way left to show they don't own us all. Plus, if you relay it here, it's nothing but a brilliant read for your fellow Steemians to enjoy! You never know, maybe it will inspire more of us to do the same, as we need to fight back against them somehow. And what better way to do that than with words from the wise.

So keep up the good fight, and most importantly, keep dropping that mic!
'Cause if someone's gotta do it, it might as well be you.