Yeah, and other people say, "It's just as much work to do 1 gallon or 2.5 gallon batches as it is to make 5, so why don't you...."
My answer is "If you think brewing is 'work" then maybe you shouldn't be brewing....Homebrewing is my HOBBY, it's one of the ways I RELAX....It is FUN....It doesn't matter if it's a 1 gallon batch, a 2.5 gallon batch, a 5 gallon, 10 or a 25 gallon, which I've done all of....I do it for fun....If it were work I wouldn't be doing it...."
Just ignore them....Small batch brewing has gotten more and more popular on this forum over the last few year. To the point where (an I disagree with it) that some even think it should have it's own subforum....