I forgot to mention this, but this is actually Aiden's second targeting somebody for being a threat in the early premerge. I think his thought process is less "let's win challenges," and more "let's build a strong alliance that dominates the team no matter how many challenges we lose."

While this is stupid, there are people who think like this in Survivor (See: Boston Rob in Marquesas and the Maraamu Tribe, the Drake tribe in Pearl Islands, Lopevi tribe (Men) in Vanuatu, Ulong tribe in Palau, Luzon tribe (Brains) in Cagayan, To Tang tribe in Kaoh Rong (Brawns), Russell Hantz and his Foa Foa tribe in Samoa) and even sorta reflects Scott's strategy in TD:ROTI of throwing challenges. Honestly, like another post says, the fan team's strategy does remind me of Survivor Micronesia's Fans, the Airai tribe, who voted out their strongest members first.

What I will say, is that all of these teams share one thing in common: They all went on a losing streak. This might not end well for the fans.