Amazing read, and he is not sounding so academic like in public, but he is just one of us 
I 've heard in a podcast, where they were unravelling the discussion between Satoshi and Sirius, the phrase "Satoshi seemed to be a bitcoiner". It felt kind of funny
The argument was exactly that! That he was sounding very casual, despite his academic background.As I perceive it, Satoshi saw a young man who was thirsty for programming. He must have respected how Sirius recognized Bitcoin from the very beginning. I remember that most people were a little doubtful at first, looking at the mailing lists, forums. That wasn't the case with young Sirius.
Well Satoshi made some mistakes, trusting people who, in my opinion, he shouldn't. But yeah, with Sirius it looks like he hit the jackpot.