I rather enjoyed the entire article, which is atypical for me. Most of time, I would have agreed with your tone. But this one held together well, and I read every word.
Yea, the author did a great job in writing this story. The death does sound like an accident? I couldn't imagine being in the new facility. The article was about a tragic death, but it was also about a generation(maybe the last?) of people who didn't live, nor play by the rules. I wonder if we are stifling people's lives, work, and intellectual achievements with all--these--rules--that--are--enacted--to--protect?
Same here, kept me engaged the whole time. But I did skip the last few paragraphs.