Rabbi Linzer and his class had a conversation at this point about the concept of Rabbi-shopping- you know, getting p'sak from a Rabbi on a she'ilah and then asking around until you find a Rabbi with a more lenient p'sak. This feels connected to that, but clearly it's different from the Talmud's perspective. Rabbi Linzer said that at minimum the difference is that here it's Rabbi-driven, but he also drew a distinction between Rabbi shopping to the degree where essentially you've already decided what you're going to do, and you're just looking until you find someone who will tell you what you want to hear, vs. seeking out a Rabbi who is responsive to your particular needs in a certain area. For example, finding a posek you're comfortable asking sensitive questions about niddah, even if that person is not your default posek otherwise.
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Rabbi Linzer and his class had a conversation at this point about the concept of Rabbi-shopping- you know, getting p'sak from a Rabbi on a she'ilah and then asking around until you find a Rabbi with a more lenient p'sak. This feels connected to that, but clearly it's different from the Talmud's perspective. Rabbi Linzer said that at minimum the difference is that here it's Rabbi-driven, but he also drew a distinction between Rabbi shopping to the degree where essentially you've already decided what you're going to do, and you're just looking until you find someone who will tell you what you want to hear, vs. seeking out a Rabbi who is responsive to your particular needs in a certain area. For example, finding a posek you're comfortable asking sensitive questions about niddah, even if that person is not your default posek otherwise.