I think the author is trying to assert the idea of "not hanging around" waiting for someone to come and do it for you. He's not negating the idea of delegation

I think the author is trying to assert the idea of "not hanging around" waiting for someone to come and do it for you. He's not negating the idea of delegation. I guess you just have to strike a balance. There are many people out there who will wait days for someone to make a simple html change for them on their site, where they could just as well learn to do it themselves. Its not like they have to learn C# overnight.