I liked the article quite a bit. I appreciate the fact that he takes time to give some perspective on a few issues and people, and not just crank out hardware reviews (which his site does with amazing regularity). Perhaps he is affirming that he is a thinking individual, and not a TOOL. Think about what he is saying about the internet... perhaps that it is turning into an ad-fest, and a medium for content that up until now most people have associated with television, radio, newspapers, and magazines, and as a result may ultimately be in danger of fierce regulation and censorship.
Of course, he may not be implying any of these things, but his article definitely made me think more than 99% of the other topics I could have been reading about.