I'm pretty sure he's just finding the most condescending way he can think of to "correct" people who have a lower tolerance for paper cuts than he has.

The author's message is really "You idiots that can't just ignore the friction you can't fix, and change your habits and workflows to match what the corporate overlords know you really need should just STFU with your tips and tricks for how to customize your power tools, because I don't do that, so why should you?"