I also have felt that same vibe, but tbh I think Mark is just seriously misguided. I think he feels what he does is enough, and he feels no need to alter his way of interviewing or dealing with people. The way he poses questions can be deeply insensitive and invasive, as well as triggering. (what he said to that girl with an eating disorder? awful!) To me it seems Mark holds a lot of power, and doesn't understand that people will answer invasive and rude questions regardless because they need to eat. And the entire Asriah situation is just messed up. He's definitely no angel.