I found it to be another us vs. them click-bait rubbish. Can't blame the author because the only thing that sells these days is confrontation. I am terribly sick of us vs them. There is no them, it's just us.
But other than the writing style, the author seems unable to separate need and want. I don't need a cambio corsa equipped bike. I don't need a Vittoria Margherita equipped bike. I don't need an EPS equipped bike. But I certainly can want one. And I certainly won't apologize for wanting one. I don't need to "make do" with anything if I choose not to. I'm no communist.
His best line was "TDF tech probably plateaued at least 5 years ago." An opinion just as valid as mine that TDF tech probably plateaued at least 110 years ago with the advent of the flip-flop hub.