Presumably, the commenter I replied to was able to read this part, since it comes just before the line they quoted:

In the modern world, science, technology and reason are central and vital, and this is widely recognised

So I don't see how you can say that anything was buried.

Also, to disengage as a reader is one thing. To take the time to then comment on what one hasn't read, misstating the author's point-of-view and encouraging others not to read, on the basis of one's own lazy misunderstanding, is just wilfully spreading ignorance.

The author did not, by definition, bury the lede. It was an overall well-written, and mostly well-argued, 30-minute read. That may be greater than your current attention span, but you shouldn't presume that it's wasting anyone else's time.

Burying the lede is applicable to journalism, this is an essay. It is not a news report about some singular pertinent factoid that can somehow be buried. And if you want to count yourself as a reader whose time has been wasted, then spend time reading the thing, so that your complaint can then make some kind of sense.