Yeah, I saw this 'article' show up in my Google news feed this morning. I think it's just click bait because the actual text isn't very long and doesn't give any explanation. He just opens the article up, calls bitcoin a few names, and then leaves. More than likely it's just an attempt to generate web traffic because it's piss poor journalism.
People that don't think btc has intrinsic value don't understand the revolution made possible by the technology behind it.