This author is likely a Pseudo-intellectual and doesnt understand what he is talking about, its probably pointless to even ask him as it seems he is more concerned about promises typically no one ever makes who understands cryptocurrency.
Sorry @supermeatboy but you read too much twitter and dont seem to have even attempted to utilize bitcoin in a realistic fashion. Every promise you claim was made is just an illusion in your head, no one who read the white paper and understood the protocol expected anything like this from cryptocurrency.
I agree.. It's a very biased article