Least favorite type of guy: the perpetual devil’s advocate, the guy who seems to have the unstoppable urge to justify any bad thing that is criticized in his presence.
Know a guy who proudly stated how he loves to play the devils advocate just to test my knowledge or whatever. I asked him to not do that once, because it’s just shitty and pointless.
Yup and these guys definitely exist in the wild, proudly.
I’ve spent 5 years studying a field, they always devils advocate me on my work if I make the mistake of talking about it. And typically tell me how my field works, which they know nothing about.
Ever see a Redditor mansplain about mansplaining?
Know a guy who proudly stated how he loves to play the devils advocate just to test my knowledge or whatever. I asked him to not do that once, because it’s just shitty and pointless.
The devil has so many fucking advocates and they often congregate on Reddit.
Yup and these guys definitely exist in the wild, proudly.
I’ve spent 5 years studying a field, they always devils advocate me on my work if I make the mistake of talking about it. And typically tell me how my field works, which they know nothing about.
It’s kind of amazing, the confidence I mean.