I guess the decision to take down the channel wasn't as black and white as they originally thought.

There's a whole paradigm that centers around exactly this. It is called pair programming. It is quite popular.

Indeed, and believe it or not, it is quite popular for 2 people to co-operatively raise kids as well. It's called "parenting".

Sarcasm aside, I think the main difference between pair programming and OP's scenario is that usually it's unsolicited advice that is unwelcome. Pair programming is usually consensual.

Here's an article from the New York Times stating that defund actually means abolish. Do you consider them a conservative news outlet?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abol...