I was specifically interested in the person's perspective. I thought we were having a conversation, a dialog. That's why I asked. Why that would elicit such strange responses is beyond me, but it doesn't matter. If the person doesn't want to answer, that's fine. I'll go do something else.
Hurry up then.
I’m going to assume this is in good faith, partially because I’m in a good mood So to be frank, you were missing the signs of several people finding your tone and argument dismissive/smug, and they were getting increasingly annoyed with you. They weren’t just having a pleasant discussion
Dismissive? Heck no.