Why not both? As others have said, staging is useful for certain types of changes that may be high-risk and not time-sensitive. For other changes that are time

Why not both? As others have said, staging is useful for certain types of changes that may be high-risk and not time-sensitive. For other changes that are time-sensitive and are low risk (like changing some incorrect/offensive copy), being able to bypass staging is also useful. I don't mean to disrespect the author but it feels like the article was designed to take an extreme stance for views. It even reads like clickbait. I bet this article leaves a bunch of people believing that using an intermediate testing environment can never be useful.