One missed high ball was that how Satoshi was also driven by the reaction to the 2008 bailout, just as John confessed a few minutes before.

I think Marty was smart to be patient, he has a much better feel for the optimal sell-hard level.

John has confessed that he does not understand Bitcoin, but I wouldn't be surprised if that will change in 1-2 years (not necessarily suddenly though). He shares the root motivation, and that's the most important.

Many plebs understand the tech first, and need a long journey to understand the real motivations and implications; the opposite path could be less tedious.