I can see why it could be seen as insulting or as a criticism or doubting of someone’s abilities. In general if I’m working on Project A and someone says “why don’t you work on Project B instead” I might see it as them indirectly suggesting that I’m not good at doing Project A (but not wanting to be confrontational).
When Project B is some form of ‘getting more people into the movement to work on Project A’, I can see how this could be even more seen as a doubt in my ability to do Project A.
I can see why it could be seen as insulting or as a criticism or doubting of someone’s abilities. In general if I’m working on Project A and someone says “why don’t you work on Project B instead” I might see it as them indirectly suggesting that I’m not good at doing Project A (but not wanting to be confrontational).
When Project B is some form of ‘getting more people into the movement to work on Project A’, I can see how this could be even more seen as a doubt in my ability to do Project A.