Certainly not. The people who bought or mined BTC in the first years were not taken seriously, they were ridiculed, laughed at and told they were crazy to throw away their time and money. Not even one in a million people understood it, but those who did certainly weren't just lucky.
Yes they were and thats the whole problem right now. Ver is claiming he is smart because he was an early adopter. A quote by Wei Dai comes to mind, who far more attributes such wealth and timing to luck rather than skill/intelligence. Any intelligent (and sufficiently humble) person would.
Being an early adopter is not an indicator of intelligence.