Oh I absolutely agree with that statement. If you have someone in your place that is actually just documenting what everyone is doing and what everyone is doing

Oh I absolutely agree with that statement. If you have someone in your place that is actually just documenting what everyone is doing and what everyone is doing is consistent, that's awesome! More power to them. At my current place we do a lot through linters and automatic code formatting for example and we collectively agree on when and how to change the configs for that. Eliminates a whole class of "arguments" (X spaces vs. tabs anyone?) and it's relatively easy to "convert" new hires to it as well. They can either adapt to it, make a really good argument for changing the configs via a widely circulated PR or they aren't a cultural fit to us. My point is that this guy usually isn't. In the vast majority of places I've been or seen it's the other version of him. I.e. the equivalent of the guy at the regulars table that edits Wikipedia to prove his point in a discussion.