I enjoy the naysayers, and try to be empathetic about it
If somebody were to tell me something that was a threat to my worldview, I would be skeptical. If it completely challenged my way of life and all of my childhood assumptions, skepticism could turn into frustration. If I had a bad day, or week, (or life), I might even feel a bit flustered about it. With the anonymity that the internet provides, perhaps I might even make some dickheaded comments on a blog or news article about it. Of course I would do this just to make myself feel better. Learning would be too risky to my psyche at this fragile moment in time
But years later, when I found myself in a difficult situation, and was ready to think about not working anymore, perhaps I would recall I read somewhere about a guy that had retired early. With an open mind and a bit of web searching, perhaps I would find MMM or Dividend Mantra and begin to make life changes
Only a small percentage of people will do this, of course, but even if only 1 person finds a better life as a result, I think the effort expended in creating these widespread news articles would have been worth it