There are people who are knowledgeable and good at their job. Knowledgeable enough to be experts. Those are usually subject matter experts, including developers.

The issue is that no one can guarantee an outcome or that they’ve picked the right approach.

On the other hand I’d listen about him since I had no experience or awareness of him since I’m not on social media. Behind the bastards did a good podcast episode on him.

Saying “I don’t need privacy because I’ve got nothing to hide” is like saying “I don’t need free speech because I’ve got nothing to say”.