He was just an influencer. I have been also following some influencers in twitter and some of their recommendations were legit but some were not.
Was just? It seems you taking him so lightly. With 80k plus followers, he is more than just an influencer. I think elon trades is one of the most critical thinker on the defi space. He even have a project on his own and about nft. If I'm not mistaken it's name is superfarm.
I also followed him and see what kind of projects he pour in as well. Influencers are a hard task for socials since they made call that could let them squeeze to the ground.