The point of a patent is to protect your idea from being sabotaged by others so the money goes into your account hopefully and feeds your family and pays for your kids education, etc. Patents are not a block, they are a building block. If you find a patent that makes you think you are stuck and have to abandon your idea; think again. Look for ways to improve on the already patented idea and file a new patent referencing that patent and any others that apply. Patents are not a block; they are a building block. I'm not a lawyer though so my views are not to be taken as legal advice.

Google "build on a patent", here's on example of what I'm talking about:

"Your brilliant idea needn't fall by the wayside simply because you don't want to deal with the patent process."

I think this is what the poster you replied to is implying.