My issue is that the title of the article suggests it's much more general in scope than it actually is. "And for everyone like you,... there is likely a person

My issue is that the title of the article suggests it's much more general in scope than it actually is. "And for everyone like you,... there is likely a person like me" - That would mean the article is applicable to 50% of C++ developers, which is not a niche. I'd say your estimation is way off.