yeah the problem you describe is really common. i used to look at political tribalism and think people supporting the opposite side were just being irrational. but a lot of it is people never hearing real criticism of their own group’s ideas. it’s social thinking, not truth-seeking. people conform and don’t say what they actually believe.
but i don’t think obscurity is really the issue in your case. you’ve had an active forum, a blog with comments, and Paths Forward has been published for over 10 years. that’s way more opportunity for critics to reach you than most thinkers ever create.
the thing that stuck out to me was what you identified about people who were there didn’t share intuitive, practical, or experience-based criticisms. they were present, they had relevant knowledge, and they didn’t share it. why do you think that is?