Playing tag with logic.
The meaning of Nicolaitan is also obvious because we know that Yeshua despised the Pharisees, who were certainly nicolaitans of that time.
The vast majority of Yeshua’s earthly ministry was centered on discrediting and making fools of the Pharisees.
His first miracle was to mock their hand washing pots by making wine in them
[6] And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews...
And from then onward, every time he encountered them he found a way of ridiculing one of their Takanot.
Nicolaitans were then, as they are even more so now, the greatest stumbling block to the spread of his Way.
Those that are themselves nicolaitans do chafe at this, as would be expected.
Playing tag with truth. If Nicolaitan means what you say, in context, make your case. Jesus used logic. God invented logic. No need to hide from the logic unless you’ve got no case.