Seems I paraphrased the article poorly, here are the actual key points:

1. Never assume you know more about a design than the company that made it.

2. You don’t know the problem that the design is solving.

3. Don’t jump to conclusions until you have data to back it up.

4. You don’t have to be right to be a good designer. You just have to listen when you’re wrong.

5. Always test. Always.

6. There are no UX best practices.

In general I tend to align with you though. Do right by the user, and its probably the right thing for your company too!