...is exactly the pattern I would expect from someone who was somewhat interested in answering but was busy.
Agreed.
It’s also the pattern I’d expect from someone who wasn’t interested in engaging, but wanted to give the impression that they’ve got it covered / already thought about this / have good reasons for doing what they’re doing.
It’s also the pattern I’d expect from someone who wasn’t interested in engaging,
“Uninterested in engaging” and “defensive” feel very different to me. “Defensive” implies that you’re motivated to prove something, either to yourself or others. But you can be uninterested in engaging despite being confident that you’re doing the right thing, simply because it doesn’t feel like you’d get a lot of value in explaining yourself in this particular discussion. There’s a lot of things that employees for organizations like CFAR could be doing; getting into long online discussions may not be the best use of their time, even if they had perfectly good answers.
Agreed.
It’s also the pattern I’d expect from someone who wasn’t interested in engaging, but wanted to give the impression that they’ve got it covered / already thought about this / have good reasons for doing what they’re doing.
I’m not sure which is closer to the truth here.
“Uninterested in engaging” and “defensive” feel very different to me. “Defensive” implies that you’re motivated to prove something, either to yourself or others. But you can be uninterested in engaging despite being confident that you’re doing the right thing, simply because it doesn’t feel like you’d get a lot of value in explaining yourself in this particular discussion. There’s a lot of things that employees for organizations like CFAR could be doing; getting into long online discussions may not be the best use of their time, even if they had perfectly good answers.