Once again, I think your analysis is an oversimplification. (Also, staring with "once again" is so condescending it makes my skin crawl)
I am sorry, I did not mean to be rude, I apologize.
I just wanted to say that I still think the article doesn't really show surprising to people who took an undergrad stats/data science course, and the apparent 'conundrums' are well-understood.