ZD,
You keep harping with your silly straw man argument.
No one is asking R Chaim which model car to get. Not are they asking a thing similar. Unless it is a family member.
It is more than a little bit arrogant of you to determine what is a a “silly” question and to assume that you know what or what is not a legitimate question.
But aside from that, R Chaim obviously feels that it is ok for people to ask shailos, part of his schedule is answering letters that come to him. And that is beside Kabbolas Kahal.
I suspect the real reason why people make snarky remarks about Daas Torah is because they believe that they know at least as much as “some old out of touch guy sitting his little room”. (???).
Such a sentiment has been expressed in these very forums more than once by the commenters who always belittle the concept of asking Rabbonim eitzos.