If properly designed, removing the flow restrictor will make your shower experience worse. As the article says, it's the pressure that makes a shower effectiv

If properly designed, removing the flow restrictor will make your shower experience worse. As the article says, it's the pressure that makes a shower effective and pleasurable, not the flow rate. A good restrictor will increase the pressure. For example, when you want to clean something with a garden hose you restrict the flow with your finger on the end to increase the pressure.