I agree with him on this though. I cringe every time I see someone refer to "what satoshi envisioned". I think it is entirely un-bitcoin-esque to refer to satoshi for anything other than the merit of his brilliance. As a bitcoiner, I take pride in being able to think from a first principles point of view. Satoshi is not first principles, but his idea was indeed founded from a deep understanding of solving a problem from a first principles approach. And that is why, referring to the white paper, or something satoshi has said, is practically irrelevant, except as an worthy opinion in a debate of many opinions. We must think and build and solve from a first principles point of view.