No. IMO his rise is entirely due to Paul Graham's patronage since his early days. I have always wondered why people took him seriously when it was clear that he was just a schmoozer and hustler rather than any "tech visionary". They were setting him up to be a second Steve Jobs when the reality was far from it.
https://youtu.be/NVVsdlHslfI?si=FMUm79WYmK2aNfGS
Make it appear on paper like there’s proper separation of concerns but really building a web to form monopoly with MS’s backing because they can’t get in trouble if some startup is doing it.
Just more shell company games to play the system, screw everyone else by using their churches to claim dominion over all of tech. These guys are too obvious now.
The elders who don’t know better are dying off leaving behind a more technically literate voter base.