For his motivations, he's already stated them; Gleb is attempting to prove he belongs here. His angle is social acceptance, but he's... critically undersocialized.
Dealing with him is going to be a matter of setting boundaries and making sure he understands them. I think he's probably too useful to get rid of, and also seems likely to go crazy-stalkery if it was attempted besides.
His angle is social acceptance, but he's... critically undersocialized.
Being critically undersocialized in not necessarily a problem at LW :-/
I think Gleb's ambitions are broader. He wants to be the head of a large and successful charity. That would bring him a cornucopia of benefits, from social status to income.
And he is building a tower out of sticks and a runway out of mud so that the metal birds will come and bring treasure.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
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