I know nobody is missing it, because it is the first bit of the blog post, but the author does have a follow-up where they note corrections based on push-back they received from a reader.

Apparently for some of the simplicity-produces-speed arguments, users have found complex/featurefull. tools that are still quick. I’m not sure how to evaluate this (I like simplicity just because it is easier to fit simple tools in my head) but we should note the counter argument (and applaud the follow-up).