I wonder whether some of this conjecture is emergent from the business model and general media m.o. in relation to the "necessity" of content creation and maintaing attention of readers both on a broader scale and in the individual.

It seems to me that Russia, does what it does, makes some elemental statement of broad aims and releases itemised info about targets destroyed.

Pepe talks about strategic ambiguity. Perhaps even notables like Mr. Ritter arein some induced or addictive oscilation in relation to the low pressure of actual on the ground Rorschach news