I'm as sceptical of the "architect" positions and the value they deliver, not to mention the job satisfaction they offer (or lack thereof), as the next person,

I'm as sceptical of the "architect" positions and the value they deliver, not to mention the job satisfaction they offer (or lack thereof), as the next person, but this is not a very good article: vague generalities, no examples, a poorly expressed and hazy argument to the extent that it's somewhat unclear what point the author is trying to make. Sorry, but no: this is not advancing the conversation. If anything it's illustrative of the kind of hand-wavy nonsense-talk that architects are often reviled for.