773 karma · joined March 15, 2009
Its a rare thing and highlighting it as the default scenario is spreading FUD and possibly keeping people from getting the help they need. It is true though that if you call and describe an immediate plan to kill yourself there is some legal, ethical, and liability requirements that mean they will call authorities. Exact same thing if you tell your doctor or therapist.
If the kid is excited about project you don’t need to explain much, it’s more holding them back from grandiose ideas. Kid doesn’t need to be a genius, hard work trumps that.
While products come and go is true, it's more a matter of scale on why this reputation exists.
I know I personally have been burned by the platform I was using going out from beneath me. That memory comes up each time I am considering between an AWS (where its never happened to me), azure, and google cloud solution.