No, there is another option: this person is here to potentially learn what they were overlooking, from a thought-out debate with others who have a different vie

No, there is another option: this person is here to potentially learn what they were overlooking, from a thought-out debate with others who have a different viewpoint. That would be more constructive than pontificating or looking for sympathy, which was rather uncharitable of you to assume as the only options.