It's quite likely that, as you deduce, Meyer has enough self-awareness to see he's dangerously skating micrometers away from the edge of bovine ridicule. The fact that he was spotted as a porn extra ought to have been a major wake up call for the guy and he may even light candles as gratitude for not having been featured here at the farms.
At the same time, he's probably addicted to his last shreds of internet fame and can't drop his grift because he's already through his second/third failed "attempt" to stop making YT vids to concentrate in delivering his late books. His longest lasting silence didn't even last two weeks btw. Either he's clinging to the dwindling attention or the parasocial relationships are all he has left in life. But as any good little autist, he wants them exactly as he wants them, so no contradicting him, 'kay?
It's funny, but of all the CG Founding Fathers, Capn Cummings used to be considered the pathetic autist, but look at him now, putting himself through college and actually stopping being a complete spaz. Heck, in hindsight, Cummings was the one who totally called it regarding
@FROG 's true nature way before it was cool to do so. Not bad.... Who coulda thought Zack would overtake him to become CG's top ranking autistic sperg?