The only part I don't automate is the pull request review (or patch review, pre-commit review, etc. before git.), thats always been the line to hold for protecting codebases with many contributors of varying capability, this is explicitly addressed in the article as well.
You can fight whatever straw man you want. Shadowbox the hypotheticals in your head, etc. I don't get all these recent and brand new accounts just straight up insulting and insinuating all this crap all over HN today.