Fwiw, I work in an industry I've come to abhor (computer vision for security, often euphemised to "smart cities"). I hold my nose and wear my golden handcuffs reluctantly, and "technology transfer" FOSS into garbage products for incompetent middle managers by day, then talk shit about them at night to feel better.
All of us are "living in the glass house" [1]. If you're taking a strong position, I expect people to be a) self-aware b) state their biases/hypocricy upfront.
It is the holier than thou ("Look how bad things are. tsk tsk") that I cant stand.
The message would have been much better if was like "We live in this economy, and wouldnt it be nice if we could .. oh and by the way, I am part of the problem and here's what I'm doing about it."
The article is no different than a drug dealer saying "the drug problem in this country is out of control.
[1]: People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Perhaps the author is in a similar situation?