We cant know yet if hes a genius or not,hes still young,but its obvious hes smart.And that would be one of the many reasons i wouldnt debate if i were him,hes still gaining experience and he doesnt have to do anything alone,he has a huge dedicated team working with him,he cant be better/best at everything, and wouldnt surprise me if in ethereum team were alot people way smarter than he is.And because of that ethereums odds to succeed as a team is very likely (i'm confident they'll eventually fix ethereum's flaws).But ofcourse that success doesnt mean ethereum price will skyrocket,it has to be used and applied as technology,since,at this point,i dont see two coins used as "payment" or "store of value" in short to med term,even btc is not so widely adopted.