> Most of the time, “playing devil’s advocate” is just hypocritical trolling On reddit and twitter, I usually see the opposite of hypocritical lock-step adhere

> Most of the time, “playing devil’s advocate” is just hypocritical trolling On reddit and twitter, I usually see the opposite of hypocritical lock-step adherence to a narrative, with any nuance and criticism being disallowed and attacked. I tend to assume bad faith for anyone completely taking one side of any complex (and therefore controversial) topic, on the internet.