Feels like there should be a poll or something for people to put where they ultimately stand, something like:
A: A feature only works if the DM has allowed in their setting / background notes for such a feature to work ahead of time
B: A feature works if the DM sees a reasonably plausible reason for such a feature to work, given the world / circumstances
C: A feature works if there is any plausible situation for such a feature to work , given the world / circumstances and with conversation between DM and players
D: A feature always works as written, DM needs to honour it somehow.
It feels like most people are generally advocating for B or C, but acting like the others are advocating for A or D, and maybe some sort of poll would give a better feel for where people are coming from? I do think there are one or two that are A or D, but might be miscommunication
Myself, I tend to game as B.