Genius didn’t apply to Jackson. Great did, in regards to certain things - his dancing and his music. He was a great dancer and his music pretty much defined the 80’s.
Other than that, the man was a pervert who was a physical and mental wreck.
I agree completely. Fifty or a hundred years from now, nobody is going to be listening to his songs or playing cover versions. He was simply a pop star who scored a couple of passing hits that will be soon forgotten.
He should have been placed in a mental institution or prison years ago.