I've only gotten a couple mean comments which I tend to ignore. However, I'm always super late to respond to comments because I find it helps my mental health to do them all at once instead of in short bursts throughout the day. I try to leave a meaningful response to each comment but I've always started with "Thank you for reading" and "Glad you enjoyed it," mainly because it makes my day to hear that from other writers when I comment on their articles. Great article!