This reminds me of the John Shirley proto-cyberpunk novel "Transmaniacon," where the pro(an?)tagonist's role was to incite anger/riots in a group of people by d

This reminds me of the John Shirley proto-cyberpunk novel "Transmaniacon," where the pro(an?)tagonist's role was to incite anger/riots in a group of people by doing a bunch of little things that, on the surface, seem perfectly reasonable, but when combined in the right way created absolute chaos.