[Battons]

I was an occasional at most passerby until relatively recently, so I’m curious as to if any more “history” happened between then and now since that could be relevant if it’s more recent

This entire interaction was extremely unprofessional of him, trying to invalidate my experiences and using his trauma as a strawman, he clearly doesn't care to understand different opinions based on this statement representing the personality he has had since 2019, and probably even before that, how could you possibly have an argument with a statement like this. It very much gives me vibes he has his own interests before others.
   
I do not think that this kind of behavior should be of someone seeking a promotion on staff. Once he learns how to put his emotional biases aside I would be supportive but after this being so recent I cannot support his app at this time.