Not really. It is not a case of not getting answers to questions. It is the idea that information that is not relevant, or liable to misunderstanding should be freely imparted or demanded. The pilot doesn't discuss his fuel planning with his passengers. He doesn't discuss deferred defects. Why should he discuss an inoperative cargo door, since it has no direct relevence to a passenger. Moreover I cannot imagine many passengers even being remotely aware that such a defect might exist.
The point wasn't about answering a question, it was about imparting information that not only would be of little relevence, but would also have the likely consequences involved with being easily misunderstood. The desire to know such things before a flight is irrelevant, since the passengers are not going to be a party to the dispatch status of the aircraft unless there are defects (such as exit doors) that directly require a passenger briefing.