For those who make money from popularity and traffic, having controversial remarks is a good thing; the more controversy, the more popularity and traffic it brings, allowing them to squeeze more profit out of it.
And what attracts even more attention are all kinds of bizarre comments that seem completely brainless, weird summaries, and even sheer nonsense leaks, as well as rumors that can be seen through at a single glance...
Why would anyone be so outrageous?
Being outrageous is normal; if you weren't outrageous, who would pay attention to you?
To attract more fans, you must say more; to attract more traffic, you must say more exaggerated things.
In this process, countless people who are too lazy to think will revere such a person as a leader and a god, following them to fight battles everywhere, until one day they are toppled from the altar by their own followers because of their own words.
Without exception, and no one will know when to stop.
The taste of being flattered and worshiped is enough to intoxicate the most rational and sober people. The illusory sense of power makes people secrete hormones of happiness, and the fulfilling experience of being in the spotlight, driven by the desire to perform and a sense of mission, makes them run wild all the way... until one day, they are overthrown, exposed, and forgotten.
Therefore, for this type of people, the best way to deal with them is to ignore them and treat them with indifference; all your attention, comments, and retweets, on the contrary, serve as motivation for them to continue talking nonsense.
As the Nine Yang Manual puts it well: “Let him be strong, for the gentle breeze caresses the mountain; let him be fierce, for the bright moon shines on the great river.”