Excuse me sir, this was a hilarious quip and not a shallow dismissal. Probably my comment is still against site rules in this case, but it was lighthearted and delightful, not dismissive.

This clearly looks like a joke so I’m not sure why we are seeing it downvoted so heavily. It’s clearly not a criticism or a dismissal.

I didn’t realize jokes were against the guidelines as well (especially since the joke in question doesn’t appear to be st anyone else’s expense).

I had the same confusion as a child. I read all about dinosaurs, but couldn't really grasp that the bones were truly long gone. I still remember being upset that many museums had casts of the original fossils on display. I wanted to see the original bones! I didn't really understand until later that at least visually there wasn't much meaningful difference.