In a meta-sense, I don't think your question is dumb at all. There's a complicated technical topic which you're still not understanding. There's no indication

In a meta-sense, I don't think your question is dumb at all. There's a complicated technical topic which you're still not understanding. There's no indication it's a question you could easily answer yourself, and you're posting it in a forum of people likely to find the topic interesting, some of whom might give an answer that clicks for you. Well done, IMHO.