I avoid projects that he indicates only because he received some money to advertise or he just want to play pump and dump.
I see your point, generally speaking, but if this is the case then I'd be saying no to Stellar Lumens by default.
I think this would be a bad idea.
Stellar has a great community, it's top 10 on Coinmarketcap. It reminds me SKRP or any other coin just need a big community behind.