It's not a matter of not wanting people to engage. It's a matter of not wanting to provide a platform for engagement when the web itself is that platform. I re

It's not a matter of not wanting people to engage. It's a matter of not wanting to provide a platform for engagement when the web itself is that platform. I read a lot of blogs which disallow comments. Their engagement comes through linking other blogs and responding, or linking tweets. I wouldn't call it arrogance to disallow comments. It's a matter of encouraging people to create their own platforms from which to respond. (That said, I have nothing against comments and think comment-first sites like this one are valuable. But not every site needs to provide a platform for engagement or risk being called arrogant.)