I've got quite a bit of respect for TPTB, despite us clashing heads sometimes and his sometimes crazy behavior!

He's a smart guy for sure, but he's not always right.  No human is always right though, everyone makes mistakes even the greatest minds in history, but thats ok because it enables you to learn.

With that in mind though, I would consider him to be as capable as any of the top minds in crypto, I just wish he would stop bloody posting endlessly and do it