Sam2: As long as you were expressing halachic opinions, I was able to admire you from a distance. Although I disagree with some of your psakim, given your young age, your halachic knowledge is very impressive, and I think you have great potential. Please keep it up.
That said, your narrowmindedness in defining kedusha and hashkafic opinions on Eretz Yisrael and Medinat Yisrael has made me skeptical about you. If you intend to grow into an American halachic technocrat, you’ll be just fine. But if you have greatness in mind, you’ll have to come to Israel and spend some quality and quantity time here. Speak with great people with great minds and listen carefully to them. I’ll point you in the right direction if needed. Your hashkafic and historical knowledge is currently limited and is in serious need of breadth and depth.
I say all this with minor disappointmnt but still with tremendous respect. As an old man, I admire young minds full of love of Torah and kavod habrios. But there’s more to the story than encyclopedic knowledge of modern day psak. I wish you hatzlachah.