Asking questions is stifling conversation?

And making blind assertions and veiled insults is not?

The claim was made. Its relevance should be determinable.

That aside:

- Gravity model of trade.

- "Research: How Far Will Consumers Travel to Make Routine Purchases?" https://blog.accessdevelopment.com/research-how-far-will-con...

> Asking questions is stifling conversation?

Yes. Bad actors ask these sorts of questions in order to stofle conversation. You basically asked this person to do a research papers worth of research in order to prove his argument while you put basically zero effort into your comment. If you think the stats dobt align with what he said look it ul yourself and tell us. Asking questions like the parent did is lazy and often badly intentioned

Have you considered your criticism might apply at the least equally, if not more so, to others?