I watched that a couple of days ago and I too thought he was well reasoned in all of what he said. I have only been using Zorin since November and like it. I have watched a couple of interviews with Artyom and liked what I heard.
Two people, or one maybe, cannot do everything and meet all needs. The doers can't spend half their time talking or things wouldn't get done. But in human endeavors communication is essential. Understanding is a basic human need and things we involve ourselves in need to make sense to us and accord with our values.
I have the impression that Zorin is managed ethically and values are important, but I do not know this. I would like the reassurance of knowing.
The reality, based on the past behaviour, is things will mostly continue going on as they have done. And I will stay here until something happens to make me re-evaluate whether this is the place for me. I am certainly not drawn to the distro's fitting YouTux's, and my, criteria.