alt Hacker NewsThe counterpoint is that not having the ability to comment means that the author avoids the anxiety of not having anyone comment on their blog. Or worse still, having to filter out the negative comments.
No comments are normal if no one can comment.
Personally I've learnt that anxiety removal leads to a healthy life.
I removed comments not due to anxiety but to the drudgery of having to deal with ever more creative ways of spamming.