(including light GA pistons) feel like they need to taxi around the airport with them on.
The Cirrus does not have a beacon, so the strobe becomes the regulatory anti-collision light that must be on anytime the aircraft is operated. We sometimes turn them off at night if they become a safety issue (distracting lights flashing), but in general, we have to taxi with them on.
If it took you 10 minutes, then maybe you should get your night vision checked. Maybe not looking directly at them would have been more common sense.
Exactly.