I believe his dissent from the norm is the main reason why he gets trust list inclusions.
I'm of the firm opinion that he gets inclusions as a thanks for including others. There's simply no good reason for him to add 7 local board DT1 members whom he had no prior history with or knowledge of until they joined DT1.
It is a bit of "the enemy of my enemy - is my friend".
Perhaps. Still not a great reason to add someone to your trust list.