I don't know. Having all scientific knowledge written down and being indexed for research seams to scale better. Also I am not sure what point the article is trying to make. It seams a bit vague.

I feel with the sentiment for the "loss of skill" due to convenience tech.

But hey, these days many people have the choice (meaning the time and money), to keep some of the skills alive. The internet gives you the possibility to find any person teaching the skill set you seek. For more common stuff even Youtube is a trove often for free.