I'm with you entirely. It has been really frustrating for me for all the reasons you say.

One critique that I can give, though, is JBP has an abysmal sense of humor and is total ass at trying to be a witty social media presence. He lowers himself to the level of his most idiotic critics, and (worst of all) is terrible at fighting at that level. Like they say, you should never mud wrestle a pig because you get dirty and the pig likes it.

The result of his dumb antics is that smart and well-meaning people take a quick glance at his goings-on and are confirmed in the belief that he's some stupid clown, just like everyone says. I can't for the life of me understand why he thinks this is a winning play.

It puts me in an awkward position of having to say "No, JBP is for real, he's a super thoughtful guy with deep expertise in a host of topics; but also, you'll have to ignore most of what he says in the media, just read his books and listen to his long-form interviews."

An own goal for sure.