I agree, but I'd also say while he craves attention, he also wants a hugbox he can retreat to where he has what few remaining simps to coddle him. Remaking the catboi server gets him wider attention, but also (theoretically) will give him validation and a defence because he's not smart enough, quick enough, or charismatic enough to handle any of the negative attention for very long.
Of course, Lucas won't be truly safe anywhere online anymore. To do that he'd have to put in a lot of work in maintaining a secure hugbox, and not only is that no fun it's also probably beyond his level of emotional maturity. A secure hugbox also can't easily let in more worshipers and is likely to have far less drama than he wants. Shit will leak, Lucas will get canceled again, a few more sycophants will get peeled off, rinse and repeat.