It's not okay to ask the world to slow down so you may catch up. It's not okay to ask for the rim to be lowered so you can dunk. Instead, ask how you can get faster, how you can get stronger, and actually get the ability to dunk.
The author isn't asking the world to "slow down" or "lower the rim"; they're asking the world to reevaluate its priorities and re-center human achievement over raw output. If you want to disagree with that request, that's one thing, but do it by engaging with the author's actual point rather than inventing a different one that you think you can dunk on.