I can’t speak for him, but I regularly reword replies after a minute of consideration or if I manage to think to myself “is this as kind as I intend to be to others” during it’s formation.
> I was frustrated that when I posted questions about integrals on Math.SE, I often received comments like "Why is this interesting?" or "What makes you think that it may have a closed-form solution?"
Not surprised that the rotten culture of unhelpful gatekeeping at Stack Exchange extended beyond stack overflow.
I’m curious what made you change your mind, perhaps seeing this getting traction on hn?