..... because prior to using TL myself I was ignorant and sceptical (like Brucey) .....
sceptical, yes; ignorant, no.
one would conclude from your comments that before the invention of tubeless, no-one 'rode their bikes' because 'the tyres didn't work'.....
I have said before that tubeless appears mainly to be of benefit to those who can't/won't fix the odd puncture and want to use rather flimsy tyres for all their riding; training on race tyres, if you like. Quite why you would
want to do this is a bit of a mystery to me but it takes all sorts.
BTW that a tubeless cover has a cut in it and the sealant appears to 'have worked' is not the same thing as an event that would definitely have resulted in a puncture with a tube fitted. Quite a lot of the time the cover is damaged thusly but the tube is not penetrated, or is just nicked so that you have a slow puncture (about the same leakage rate as you might have with a tubeless setup anyway....?...
) and you can ride home and fix it at your leisure.
FWIW I ride a variety of different tyre weights (from about 200g upwards), none in the 'tractor tyre' category, under a fair mix of conditions. On the bike that sees most use I presently have ~270g tyre on the front and a (wider but similarly constructed) ~350g one on the back. Weirdly the front has punctured a couple of times but the rear (over several set of the same tyres) never has (which is an uncommon outcome).
I reckon I get a puncture about once every 5000 miles or so, averaged over all my bikes. If I rode sub 250g tyres everywhere I think I would have a lot more punctures, even with tyre savers etc in use. About half of all the tyres I have owned have eventually suffered carcass failure or have been cut very badly (eg by a piece of broken glass) before they have become properly worn out (yes I do like to get my money's worth). Since both these types of failure will occur and stop you whether you are running tubeless or not, I don't think it is of great value for me to run tubeless; not enough advantage to be worth the issues that may arise. I carry booting fabric at all times to mitigate this risk and I can be on my way again in a few minutes. I do not think I would find it anywhere near as easy to fix this kind of problem with a typical tubeless setup.
YMMV may vary, obviously, but to make every discussion one that is peppered with childish remarks and jibes directed towards anyone who holds a different opinion to yourself is not necessary. Maybe you are the sort of bloke that like to pick fights in pubs or something.