Carmack has more or less confirmed it.

https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1622673143469858816

> A canonical list of references from a leading figure would be appreciated by many.

That confirms the opposite, no?

That confirms the existence of a list, there’s zero indication it’s this list.

He posted it when this list was getting viral and acknowledged it without saying it's not the real one. I read it as a tacit confirmation at the time.