[sokoloff]

About 10 words prior to the quote you cited and objected to, the author says, "no ops specialization in my organization."

I'd conclude that the author realizes they're paying someone else to do it and is rationally choosing not to employ those specialists in their org.

[sidlls]

Not to speak for the parent, but it seems to me that paying for "ops specialization" is different, exactly the opposite even, from "ops specialization isn't needed."

[sokoloff]

"Isn't needed [anywhere]" is also different from "isn't needed in my organization" which is how I read the author's words.

In context, the quote is:

"NoOps to me, means no ops specialization in my organization — ie. no dedicated ops team — because the skills and efforts required to fulfill the ops responsibilities do not justify the need for such specialization. As an organization it’s in your best interest to delay such specialization for as long as you can"

That's not downplaying the value of ops, IMO.