If he believes in the technology I imagine he would have some investments in the space. It would be weird if he didn't. Brushing it off as shilling for his fun

If he believes in the technology I imagine he would have some investments in the space. It would be weird if he didn't. Brushing it off as shilling for his fund is not helpful. If you can't answer the question at face value, you should just not answer it. Try steelmaning crypto / web3. You should strive to understand thing from the perspective of their biggest advocates. That's a prerequisite to having a solid understanding of the space, unless 100% of people interested or optimistic in the technology and being dishonest.