There are other words for this like chaos-agent and outrage-monger, but I think that conflict entrepreneur is an important term because it ties the phenomenon to the incentive:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2022/01/30/conflict-entrepreneurs-amanda-ripley-stelter-rs-vpx.cnn
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Another name I encountered is rage farmer.
@Indefinite_Article That's good too -- thinking about what people are cultivating. Soil, seeds, roots, harvest, yeah, there's a lot in that metaphor!
I wonder if there's a term which would make people feel like they're getting played. Not so derogatory that it carries a slap, and sparks an over-the-top defensive response.
Rather a term which invites people to consider the reality of ceding their agency to someone else.