That or he thinks the United Federation of Planets has to form _now_, and he's playing the part he thinks is required to get there.
I recall one where the interviewer asked him what was his biggest fear.
He replied something like "that I will be surrounded people who just kiss my ass and don't call me on my shit."
Man, at that point he was such a clear thinker. Truly a victim of his own success in the worst ways.
As far as my own unsubstantiated pet theory, he went publicly nuts right after the time he had to write a multi-billion dollar tax check. Humans are just not evolved for that. It should be part of tax withholdings to avoid that mental trauma.