Discussing and solving problems is different than firing off Thought Terminating Clichés to kill someone's project.

You do have to get to a working system, even if it is on a naive happy path before you can start preparing for the things that can go wrong.

Agreed, but it’s been my experience that anything that isn’t enthusiastic agreement, is considered “negativity.”

When I encounter someone that is so fragile, that they literally fall apart, if we aren’t cheerleading, then I can’t work with them. I’m a creative, myself[0]. I’m familiar with the process.

It’s my experience, that we often can’t see things that will kill the project, until we start drilling into the details; sometimes, not too far. Finding these things is not a death sentence. It’s the first step to success. They exist; whether or not we choose to see them.

I have learned that this kind of introspection needs to happen, as soon as possible. It’s the way that I have been trained to work, and I’ve been shipping stuff, for my entire adult life. Shipping is not for the faint of heart.

If your feet are wet, and you see pyramids, you’re in de Nile (or a fountain in Vegas).

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40917886