It's what most of HN and Reddit does. Article even mentions communication is still important (hey guys guess what, reading the article also is part of communica

It's what most of HN and Reddit does. Article even mentions communication is still important (hey guys guess what, reading the article also is part of communication). Then there's the crowd which will kneejerk towards "rather someone who communicates than a jerk who won't communicate". Really, most people qualify for the former regardless of their technical capabilities. It's a comparison which barely happens in real life. Most "toxic" people are very easy to filter. Most people don't lack communicative skills. Job adverts and interviews very clearly filter out technically deficient people (why else do you think many of them are looking for i+2 people for i skill level jobs?), and don't optimize for quick, communicative learners at all. That's not to mention communication skills are much more difficult to quantify than tech skills. One's "he's poor at communication" is another's "he's great at communication". See endless discussions about meetings and meetings being held as a "good at communication" standard.