jesnow , for the love of puppies and kittens, I cannot understand why you and so many other posters come here looking for confirmation on an idea, then when experienced people tell you it's a bad idea, you get bent out of shape. Not only that, but you double down. If you "know all the tricks", why do you need to come here to ask us for help? You know everything, right?
I didn't read through every single comment, but if someone called you an idiot for doing something, that is not OK. If they told you it's a bad idea, there is nothing wrong with that.
As far as difficulty mounting and dismounting tires on rims, tubeless compatible equipment has definitely made this more difficult. I have found that certain tire/rim combos are simply impossible to work with. I had a pair of WTB Byways mounted to WTB i25 rims and they were nearly impossible to dismount. Mounting was difficult but possible. I realized I would never be able to change a flat in the field on these, so I ditched the tires. I now run Panaracers on these.