Not casting aspersions on those who follow Q, but counting on gullible fools is a gimme. It doesn't matter what your angle is. Does FoxNews count on gullible fools? CNN?
I think you are as much into "over-analysis" as Q-followers are.
I mean that if #4 is really about some serious “Deep State” psyops then they would care to make it as effective as possible. Just grabbing some low-hanging fruit would not be enough to actually benefit the Deep Staters, they would need to create a fairly pervasive or at least more highly visible “movement” under the Q banner.
If it’s not serious “psyops” then it’s just something like the #1 in FantasyWriter’s fine synopsis.