I've worked with the author before. A lot of projects handed to us are toxic from the beginning and while start-ups fail often, the definite default for project

I've worked with the author before. A lot of projects handed to us are toxic from the beginning and while start-ups fail often, the definite default for projects from our customerbase was decidedly dead-by-default even with bright, effective developers that articulate their points to stakeholders well like you're saying is a responsibility. There's a lot of hate in the replies but I think the context of that experience would make his inflammatory arguments perfectly rational.