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At least at the hiring committees meetings that I've been at, people who advance that point are told, "so let them get more experience, and they can try again in a year or two".

Hiring the untalented can seriously demotivate the rest of the team; no company has the obligation to hire untalented people and hope they get better. As saying goes, "hope is not a strategy".

I'm not suggesting letting them commit, or accepting their patch, etc. I'm suggesting not being an asshole to them, so that once they are better, they consider contributing.

Should you train that person or should they train themselves?

And a smack upside the head now could be what propels them to up their game.

Friendly encouragement is a far better motivator.

Psychologists have demonstrated that positive reinforcement causes lasting, long-term change, while negative reinforcement only impels temporary change.