I hear what you're saying, and you're certainly wise to be careful about the inputs you allow into your brain to form your opinions, but I've seen a number of interviews with Trace Mayer that I think they are very good and helpful for the entire cryptocurrency space. You could take his profile text as a tribalistic "bitcoin against altcoin" jab or you can look at it more like "bitcoin against the fiat financial system enslaving much of the world today." More likely, it's just a self-deprecating joke to wear the label goldbugs probably throw at him.

There are many analysts out there with all kinds of different backgrounds, trust levels, and integrity. To me, it's not a popularity contest. It's about data analysis. If the things they are saying are factually inaccurate, I'm not very interested in what else they have to say. If not, I'm interested. Even then, I do think we can learn from everyone, as long as we have a solid framework for knowing what is factual and what isn't.