And not to dismiss your post Rinhi, but I think a keyword there might be ‘friend’. I think most people have less of an issue taking advice and listening to a friend because they trust in the good intention. Criticism is easier to take from someone of whom you know they have your best interest at heart. In that sense you can see with people who are generally more trusting, that they will have far less issue taking up advice from a stranger (because they automatically assume it comes from good intention) vs people who are less trusting or more fearful of strangers. In that sense I can’t see it as sabotaging someone’s good intent but more as a reflection of someone’s inner ‘fear/trust’ level.