The issue of whether to daven b’yechidus with a hat & jacket or b’tzibbur without one is a HALACHIC issue.
NOT an issue of personal feelings.
R’ Elyashiv & R’ Shlomo Zalman hold that it’s better to daven with a minyan because from a HALACHIC standpoint they feel that is what should be done. Not because they feel that the other option is “sick” or “a sad commentary on society” or any other rediculous, nonsencical (I think I spelled both wrong) reason.
R’ Chaim Kanievsky holds it’s better to daven b’yichidus for HALACHIC reasons. Not because he’s more “yeshivish” then R’ Elyashiv.
You have a kashya on R Chaim’s shittah? Ask like a mentch & maybe someone can explain it to you. If noone can and it really bothers you then you can send him a letter – he responds to EVERY SINGLE letter he recieves. (just include a self-adressed stamped envelope)
Once again, a good many posters have shown that their judiasm is based upon what they “feel” is right or wrong – not on what the Shulchan Oruch says is right or wrong.
Continue with that mehalech & you’ve missed the boat in life which is to do what HASHEM wants – not what YOU want.
Perhaps some of my responses were a bit nasty, but you’ll excuse me if I have a difficult time speaking gently to people who think that R’ Chaim Kanievsky is just another yo-yo with whom we can disagree based on our “feelings” of what’s right without ever having opened a Mishna Berura.