Going from "I invented Task Manager and got Microsoft to send me the XP era source code"
To
"M1 VERSUS RASPBERRY PI DRAAAAAG RACE WHICH IS FASTER?"
As for the trite content, only he knows the motivation behind that. I agree that thumping his credentials does take away from what would, in some cases, be interesting topics. Heck, someone with the right background could probably make that Pi/M1 "drag race" interesting (i.e. deep enough to contrast the architecture of the processors, rather than presenting numbers with a faux sportscaster voice).
They do not provide uni-dimensional entertainment for ages.