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Playing Devil's Advocate Is Good Actually

Playing Devil's Advocate Is Good Actually

The devil needs advocates!

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Jul 26, 2024
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Spend any time on the internet, and you’ll see a bunch of images like this one, sneering at those who play devil’s advocate:

reactions on X: "hi I'm a white dude who likes to play devil's advocate  because other people's struggles are theoretical to me it's fun to debate  their right to equality while we're

(I’m always amused by the notion that rooms have a limited supply of Oxygen, that people who talk a lot take up).

Or perhaps you’ll see this even more bizarre one:

Devil's advocate [OC] : r/funny

Lots of people on the internet seem to agree that there’s a common genre of person: a white guy (the memes make sure to specify his sex and skin color) who goes around playing devil’s advocate, arguing that minorities and women shouldn’t have rights. They also all agree that this guy sucks so much that even the devil doesn’t like him. But is this person as real and ubiquitous as is claimed?

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