I think this in particular highlights how much he puts on different facades for different people.

To women in fandoms, he presents himself as a suave macho man, almost trying to be a knight in shining armor so that they will depend on him.

To macho men, he presents himself as a shivering scared kid, because he knows they won't see him as one of their own.

Goes back to that short story he wrote - that one where he blatantly outlined how he manipulated Abbey and other women online.