I'll be honest. We used to go back and forth when I first encountered him. Then we were on a couple of Discord conversations where he was decent enough, friendly...I thought that maybe I was wrong about him. (I guess I was righ the first time) We shared some discussions about some Mexican recipes...I think I even gave him one to share with his wife. Last pleasant conversation was an pm I got wishing me well for a holiday two seasons ago, 2022/23. I left for 5-6 mos last year, when I came back, the asshole in him did too.
I don't know what his problem is...but it's definitely personal on his end. Frankly, it doesn't matter to me. He wants to be pleasant, I'm okay with that. He wants to be unpleasant, well that's okay too.