That's what he wants. That's why he knows how to find people's buttons and mash on them.

[hell, archie's lucky he saw through it and has thick enough skin to avoid actually rising to the bait when guzma tried it on him.]

That's not t'say it's wrong to be upset by him. I ain't got no advice for how to deal with it. It's too case by case. Just don't fight him all the time, I guess.