Swift may in fact be the exception to that rule, as everyone complains about it and almost no-one uses it ;)

If the ones complaining don't even use it, it says much more about those people. ;)

That is a terrible quote, provided by an author trying to defend a fairly awful language. It is rhetorically weaselly, attempting to cast aspersions at critics, without actually providing meaningful defenses.

It's humor. Chill out.