https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/03/execution-in-kingdo...
Too bad, too, because I make the same criticism myself, of the New Yorker style of "make me wade through 500 words just for an inkling of what this is actually about". But yeah, it's a matter of taste.
I think it's more that the consensus style of much business communication, technical documentation, and academic literature is very sparse and dry and focused. Which is most definitely a style and not a baseline which represents some sort of "normal".
You can make the argument that the style of the blog post supports its content and purpose by showing and emphasizing the outrage with Simon felt/feels.
So yeah, labelling it as "bad writing" is ridiculous. Agreed. : ).
Sorry for the rant - I have strong feelings about the written word : ).
Although there are still a few things that jump out and you have to forgive. Like how I had to forgive Frank Sobotka's angry blue-veined diamond cutter. Actually I don't know that I've forgiven him for that even yet.
If you want to label it as "bad writing", you're certainly within your rights. But it's reductive, it misses the point, and worst of all, as an insult, it's rather boring.