Strange new form of manipulation where the one being manipulated is technically manipulating themselves.
This could give rise to a great new insult. Self manipulator. Or, selfipulator. (It's a work in progress.)
Haha, someone needs to make a movie out of your last paragraph.
Movie? It's a fucking reality show.
Manipubater.
Lol...Indeed, as real as it gets!
Now we're making progress.