People are also directly visiting the subreddit and they will struggle to understand what is going on which is why the news tries to provide translations and explanations.
Key phrase: "what is actually going on". The humor and manner of speech of that subreddit has nothing to do with what is actually going on. It's just superfluous details intended to discredit them without having to explain what is actually going on.
Lots of participants understand what they are doing and are achieving their stated goals (causing chaos). There’s nothing internally inconsistent or irrational about the behaviour to the individuals.
Maybe it’s irrational if you transpose your own form of rationality to others.
If I have a spare $50, then deciding how to optimally invest it to end up with $51 is not worth the thought or effort put into that.
I'm gonna spend my $50 on entertainment or chicken tenders - here, I have a chance of getting both. It's rational.
Yes, like you know start political parties, fight for independance, or whatever. I fail to see why it continues to facinate people that WSB is just as valid an organisation as Greenpeace or IBM.