I don't think this is true. I'm quite the socialist, especially from a US perspective but find Chris to be an intellectually honest person. Linux Unplugged always provides a balanced overview of any (Linux related) situation or tech, they go as far as waiting for all the drama to die down before even presenting a subject, avoiding overly emotional responses. For example with NixOS, they have consistently focussed on the tech strengths (even though it may be tempting to not do that.) Same is true for bcachefs, as this podcast proves, no drama, just facts with the occasional opinion thrown in. Respectful, Calm, Joyful, Funny, I'm a big fan.