@Toblerone
What you have written is spot on. Now put yourself in his fat ass shoes. His very survival depends on his reputation. Everything negative will hurt his bottom line. Imagine building something and having absolutely no backup plan. This is exactly why he is lashing out like an animal cornered. He has no backup plan. Without his followers, he could not enjoy his lavish lifestyle. The unfortunate thing is, he will laugh at every person who contributes to him thinking they are suckers.
When he says that anyone who gets bigger than him is at risk of being "abused" like him. What he means there is. No one had better get bigger than him. He is not caring for the community, rather it is a disguised threat to scare people away from getting as big as him.
When looking at Lloyds words. always look at it through the lens of how a narcissist thinks and everything makes sense. He wants to be top dog, and no one should ever knock him off that perch. He tried this with Mike and Kim, he tried with Marc and Cora, and he has successfully "canceled" people through his manipulation and bullying. But as he portrays himself as the victim, those who have no idea there are people out there who will stop at nothing for power and control (elders and pioneers come to mind.) People like Evans have had plenty of training by watching his father and going on to be just like his father by being an elder. Elders can be the evilest deceitful people if their power and control are brought into question.