“The thing is, that nowadays almost every Rosh Yeshiva is considered a gadol, and there are hundreds if not thousands of them, and they are pretty hard to keep track of (i’m seriously not trying to offend anyone).”
I have heard this bizarre response before and I barely know what to make of it. Do you have any idea how silly, disrespectful and ungrounded it is? Seriously. I can’t even break it down for you if you are too oblivious to see it yourself. Not trying to offend anyone? how bout the talmidei chochomim, gedolim, gaonim themselves who you kinda brush off as if you are actually qualified.