The main thrust of the presentation is to lower the bar in people's minds to writing test code. Giving people 'permission' to write sloppy test code makes them

The main thrust of the presentation is to lower the bar in people's minds to writing test code. Giving people 'permission' to write sloppy test code makes them more likely to write it. In the context of selling people on writing tests, it is defensible advice. For people who have a lot of tests, then yes, raising the standard for your test code might make sense.