@rodhilton of course, I also knew he was full of shit since the start.
I too wated to go to mars,, but instead of buying a degree in economics focusing on business management, I went and studied robotics focusing on teleprescence, and then particle/astrophysics .
Lots of his own statements have been crap, often elementary things dressed up to be big deals, and never any explanation why, or what next steps could be, because he just doesn't understand, only regurgitate what he's read.