Likewise

Maybe we are just talking apples to oranges. A 700x25mm road tire is closer to the 700x35-38mm touring tires I use than the touring tires are to mtn bike tires. Plus I am 180lbs at my absolute skinniest and closer to 195 at a fit riding weight, so if you are 130lbs we are also talking apples to oranges. I don't think it makes much of a difference in touring though.

One point of yours I still don't get, is that puncture resistance is totally ancillary. Nobody rides tubeless purely for punctures, that doesn't make any sense since again, you can put sealant in tubes with the exact same function. The difference is in ride quality and for mtn bikes this is amplified (ime) because of the loose dirt, rocks, etc. People were putting sealant into tubes long before tubeless. It just happened that glued road tires give a much better ride, so people started experimenting with tubeless as an easier option to stitched tires (since those are the ultimate PITA haha).

Regardless, have fun on the tubeless, I'll have fun on them for mtn biking, and stick to tubes for touring...at least for the time being. I'd be curious to know your opinion after a few more sets of tires and rims.