That your comment was downvoted to death indicates maybe you should reconsider how you are being perceived if you truly believe you weren't (and still aren't) being condescending. I don't believe my comment was any more rude or hostile than your original one.
If people were to follow your advice as a general rule, that's how we get groupthink, and how learning is suppressed by making people afraid to ask questions. See the children's story "the emperor's new clothes" for an example.
It takes effort to be negative to see a comment opening with the poster saying "am I missing something" and think they're calling the author stupid instead of acknowledging their own ignorance.
If people were to follow your advice as a general rule, that's how we get groupthink, and how learning is suppressed by making people afraid to ask questions. See the children's story "the emperor's new clothes" for an example.
It takes effort to be negative to see a comment opening with the poster saying "am I missing something" and think they're calling the author stupid instead of acknowledging their own ignorance.