Halving the points every week something doesn't get done is exactly what you'd want if your goal is to encourage developers to either fix things quickly or don'

Halving the points every week something doesn't get done is exactly what you'd want if your goal is to encourage developers to either fix things quickly or don't bother at all, and abandon anything that turns out to be bigger than expected. It's very strange that the author is claiming that it'll encourage getting things done.