@Angle I have no strong intuitions about this topic. I'm struck by 2 observations: (1) that a successful attack is judged when defenders engage less than before (2) defenders that engage more on the posts of attackers predict a successful defense.

I take it to mean that the "battle" is won by "energies" expended by defender communities to mitigate the toxic attackers. I wonder if the attackers also have to expend "energy"?