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I've had some luck defusing these kinds of remarks by calmly but firmly stating that "with though simplifying assumptions, anything is trivial". YMMV.
"with though simplifying" doesn't sound right to me....did you mean something else?
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A designer I worked with had lots of interesting stuff taped to his door, and rotated it regularly. My favorite was probably the following: “Can you just...” no.
Yeah, I find that attitude quite counterproductive in software development. I understand and agree with the argument that some “can’t you just”s are way more complicated than they are presented. But this kind of attitude, taken to its extreme (e.g., having that sort of half-joking sign on your door) is a roadblock to real progress, which often starts with a “hey, couldn’t we...”.