If I understand you correctly, you think that statement is knocking utf-8. And if I understand the article correctly, it's not. Something here is incongruous, a

If I understand you correctly, you think that statement is knocking utf-8. And if I understand the article correctly, it's not. Something here is incongruous, and it may very well be me. I believe the author is knocking how the C language poorly supports utf-8 due to legacy issues with supporting wide characters, which aligns with your criticism.