I wouldn't call it politics. I've seen enough people aim a gun at their foot and pull the trigger. They'll never thank you for stopping them, they just want to be left alone while they do it.

So, great, if this dude wants to regress through the workforce to a level of engineering maturity I associate with a high school student, I don't wish to try to be the one to stop him. Doesn't mean I'm gonna follow him. It's possible to be smart enough to just not walk into the tarpit. He's going in, I'm not.