Romik, I know you mean well, but you'll never convince him that's he's wrong. I don't know a lot of successful technicians, but the few that I do know are all former sell-side, former NYSE MMers, etc. Two of which work in legit prop and make high seven to low eight figures and only look at charts, no fundamental, macro, etc.
Obviously a sample of two is just that, but to state, categorically, that TA doesn't work is infantile.
You'd be enraged if Surf woke up tomorrow and exclaimed that TA worked. No more windmills...
(I personally don't use it).