[adamlangsner]

Sounds like a charlatan. The anecdote at the end is a classic trick that psychics use.

This guy is like a real life version of the spiritual guy from HBO Silicon Valley

[idlewords]

That's the way the writer set up the article. There's more than one classic trick at work here.

Like every other person on Earth, I think Shingy is ridiculous, but I also admire his talent and ability to get a large corporate paycheck for his performance art.

[adamlangsner]

Just found this video of him. I’ve never heard so much gobbledygook so fast https://youtu.be/E7Yf76XsLkA

[kevinmchugh]

Surely Silicon Valley based the character on the real figure