IMO, not a great take. Author's alternative suggestion isn't that that great either - the problem with having a loading indicator next to an actionable item in

IMO, not a great take. Author's alternative suggestion isn't that that great either - the problem with having a loading indicator next to an actionable item in a list is that if you get an error, it would be difficult to communicate what went wrong to the user (if you wanted to do that). If the author considered why services like Google and almost every UI library, from Bootstrap to MUI, has some sort of toast/alert message, then I think the argument of toasts as bad UX could be better articulated. Seems like author's take is more personal opinion than analytical conclusion. Personally, I like the UX of toast + alerts.