In an environment with repeated interactions, the winning strategy in game theory has always been a tit for tat strategy.

"When they go low, we go high" is just virtue based jerking off.

While this person hilariously failed at what they were trying to do, it still doesn't make what they were trying to do any less nefarious. Them getting bullied and laughed off this community is funny and also necessary to ensure that such actors don't rise without fear of consequence.