Yep.
No such thing as a dumb question. In fact to the contrary for me the dumn ones are often the ones nodding wjen they haven't a clue in reality and are afraid to ask a question. I've no problem stopping someone when an acronym or technical point does not make sense to me or I'll paraphrase them to ensure that my understanding is correct.
This Listserv is better than AI in plenty of ways, as you are getting answers from people who have had the exact same issues, rather than a statistical probability based on large data sets that AI returns. Doing both would be my advice and you wont go far wrong. Remember you also built up some relationships on Listserv, with those randomers knowing who you were from your previous questions.
Another point is that asking your questions probably helped many others who were not comfortable asking the same question..
RE: Knowing what you don't know