> A simple no would have sufficed. Actually, I think it is pretty important that they explained that they are an expert in the field, and that you, a not exper

> A simple no would have sufficed. Actually, I think it is pretty important that they explained that they are an expert in the field, and that you, a not expert, don't really know anything about the space, and thus your opinion is quite literally, not as informed as theirs.