Agreed, I used to believe the same until I worked with a good project manager. But in hindsight they went way beyond their responsibilities and actually served

Agreed, I used to believe the same until I worked with a good project manager. But in hindsight they went way beyond their responsibilities and actually served as a mix of product/project/engineering manager. So maybe author's point stands in the sense most "project managers" think their job is moving jira tickets from one state to other