[rzz3]

>Powerful stakeholders are typically so stupid and dysfunctional that it’s effectively impossible for you to identify their needs and deliver solutions to them

I’m sorry, WHAT? How old is this author? “I fail to communicate effectively with anyone who isn’t an engineer because I lack the required empathy and perspective” is very different from “the average stakeholder is stupid and dysfunctional”. I stopped reading at this point because author is clearly someone who doesn’t take responsibility for their own failures in communication.

[anon84873628]

The preceding paragraph says software engineers *believe* these things and has a footnote referencing HN discussion.

Thus my interpretation is that those points are examples of the extreme, often false stereotypes people believe. They are the mistaken position against which the author is arguing.