When I dangle my hand in my cat's sight, he cannot resist attacking it. He just can't. I can *make* him act in a certain way.

It is the same with the enemy. Because they believe the cult of personality to be fundamental to organizing, call him El Jefe, Der Führer, or The Big Guy, they assume the same of *their* enemy, us. There's no better example than their view of Donald Trump. So long as he is *visible* to them, even if only hawking 21st century baseball cards, they just can't resist attacking him. Trump may or may not be obsessed with himself, may or may not be thin-skinned. Maybe he can't resist dangling his hand...but he's well aware that they can't resist it, and that their reaction continues to show the world that they are both foolish and evil, and to consume enemy energy. No matter what's in it for him, his "antics" help us.

Musk is aware of their weakness, and uses it to advantage.

I imagine this conversation at New Twitter:

Site Security Head Guy: "We've cleaned up a lot of crap. We've slammed a lot of back doors they left behind. We've got rid of a lot of bad actor accounts, but we're not sure how many are left. Sure wish we could conjure up a DDOS attack to test it."

Elon: "Say no more. I'll put out a poll asking if I should resign."

1  If Musk really wants to stir the pot let it slip Musk is considering Trump as his replacement. The howling would be heard around the world!

2 Great idea Mike!  That would be FUN!