[icebraining]

Not really, because when people say "use LaTeX", they don't really mean you should use only the original version of the software, they're talking about the overall suite of TeX derived programs.

[nailer]

Really, because workarounds prove the point. Actual TeX doesn't do what people want.

[icebraining]

Even the article says there's a LaTeX fetish. Nobody is pushing vanilla TeX, the point is arguing against a strawman.