It's still possible of course that we're dealing with some sort of ultra-intelligent sociopath who's planning on pulling a Gox level scam down the road and this is just him laying the ground work. The thing about that is we would never be able to tell the difference anyway at this point and you could say the same about anyone who appears to be honestly running any large project. I doubt that is the case though personally.
Based on jl777's posts, I think jl777's motivations are primarily ideological, not financial
note: I am invested in jl777 projects
Yes, I agree. That seems to be the case. He's very passionate about his views and often gets off track with long anti-authoritarian rants and tirades against fiat. lol
He seems to view superNET as a way to get the world away from fiat. "Unite disparate cryptocurrencies by fostering collaboration" is how he puts it. Makes sense, I hope the technological part can come together.