I'm not aware of a ile scale of brilliance. I also don't know why a history or libertarianism is relevant?
I just think that the comment wasn't constructive.
Frankly, I've haven't read much of any libertarian literature, nor touchstones like Ayn Rand. My opinions come simply from reading lots of history and economic books.
A seminal experience for me was touring East Berlin in 1969. The contrast with West Berlin was stark.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S10511...
It's hard to conclude that this is an effective program.
Some discussion of this in the WSJ:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/housing-first-foments-homelessn...
A consistent reason why left wing programs fail is they do not take supply&demand into consideration.