Yeah he has zero credentials and authority and an agenda to push. Not to mention most of his articles are financially and technically illiterate and full of mistakes and inaccuracies.
Genuine question, do you have examples of inaccuracies and mistakes? If you ignore his caustic tone and predictions what I’ve seen reported by Ed Zitron has been accurate.
I think there's some fundamental thing in his writing that speaks to people -- they want AI to fail and they want a prophet to give them reasons to think so.