> The article simply misses the mark by trying to create sensation where there is none to be found.
As someone who is a tech lead for a large database install, I'd urge you to read the rest of the Jepsen reports. They aren't intended to be hit pieces on technology - they're deep dives into the claims and guarantees of each database. IIRC MDB has explicitly reached out to OP in the past (I doubt they'll continue to do so after this).
Why that matters to the rest of us: once I learn all those dials and knobs I'm left wondering why I would choose Mongo over another technology, and how much the design of the default behavior and complexity of said dials/knobs are influenced by their core business.