Ted always gets terribly "excited" about most things... just his manner of speaking.
But yes, he does recognise GAS and what a stupid, self-defeating flaw it is with people. However, if it also provides excuses that one can accept for one's other shortcomings in photography, fair enough: spend good money and endless hours learning new menus and anything you can that fills the gap between buying and producing.
One could even go on a never-ending series of workshops and spend real time with more photographers!
:-)