AYRT: True and it is pretty terrifying how many are there and with absurdly specific working methods. That friend I had (and was excellent enabler of) went through similar phases of: fandom (shared HP one with Andy), activism (LGBT which is how I met him), professional period of believing he is grand in things he got praised for (he is, just ... uses the skills pretty much like Andy), BDSM side-activism and then wiped all out. During each phase he was a guru for vulnerable people (that LGBT one came with proper political influence). He targeted young men more but he didn't hold women in high regards either. As far as I know he is not active in anything now but you never know...