Most likely, these types of guys are often the result of reaching lolcow status and gain a following that way and it allows them to keep behaving this way. Alternatively they're even weirder than just being lolcows and have some kind of corporate sponsorships or links to glowies who sponsor them through weird shell companies that are just blatant scams operating off government money.
Does this guy actually make a living doing this? Just traveling around and harassing locals for internet points?
Most likely, these types of guys are often the result of reaching lolcow status and gain a following that way and it allows them to keep behaving this way. Alternatively they're even weirder than just being lolcows and have some kind of corporate sponsorships or links to glowies who sponsor them through weird shell companies that are just blatant scams operating off government money.
I hate that the world works likes this.
It doesn't have to. There are solutions to the problem. Unfortunately said solutions tend to be illegal.