The question here is whether or not we look at it from Igor's standpoint, from the team's standpoint, or from the outside. From Igor's standpoint, yes, you are

The question here is whether or not we look at it from Igor's standpoint, from the team's standpoint, or from the outside. From Igor's standpoint, yes, you are entirely correct. From the team's standpoint, they blew an opportunity to prevent a mistake. From the outside standpoint, it wasn't Igor or the team, it was the way they interacted with each other. Most folks only see it from the inside. Take a look at some of the comments on this page. If your model doesn't hold up well with the information you are receiving, you have a tendency not to take it so well. But overall, you have the better point: if you know something, no matter what your age, it's your responsibility to learn how to present what you know in as effective a format as possible. One of the reasons I like posting and commenting on HN, especially with things I know will tweak the crowd, is that it gives me an opportunity to practice telling folks what they don't want to hear. I'm not saying that I'm somehow enlightened and everybody else is wrong -- far from it. I'm just saying that having difficult conversations, as you point out, is a skill you can learn. It's a very valuable skill, and it takes practice.