I've been peering at this closely since the start of his concert tour, not quite sure what to think about it. Now that it's been this long, I can safely say he knows what he's doing.

The game he's playing with fans is precarious. It's not a safe place to be in. And many idols in his position would and have indeed, put up very clear boundaries about his sort of thing with fans. He does not want to, though. And it's not that he's not aware that this is a dangerous place to put himself in, I think he simply has weighed the risk and thinks it's too fun to stop.

Baekhyun gets more out of being an idol than just performing, he wants the entire package, including the unhinged relationship with fans. It makes it exciting for him. I don't think he'd enjoy a more traditional celebrity vibe. He'd get bored of the job.

This isn't saying that I approve of him encouraging unhingedness, and neither is it that I don't approve. It's just me saying that I think he's very aware of the consequences of his behavior and has agreed to the risks. And considering that, I think demanding anything else of him is silly and infantilizing. This might come back and bite him in the ass, and he might reconsider his decision then, but it would still be his decision to make now, and he sure seems to have made it.