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This article just outlines power-user features that most people don't know anyway. They aren't really important. Even then, most of the arguments that he makes are very anecdotal.

Take for example a senior using an iPhone:

My grandmother, 77 years old, has had her iPhone for 2 years. Prior to that, she had no mobile at all and has not used a ton of technology through her life.

She learned to use her crucial apps: Mail, Safari, Notes, Calendar and Contacts by herself.

She will only ask if there are different ways of doing things if she can't figure it out by herself—which is very rare.

I agree that Settings can be cluttered to navigate, but it's also assumed that it's not an app that people use every day. Taking that into account, the General tab is usually where you find what you need when it comes to changing most settings anyway.