It's not cargo-culting, it's not from github, and it's not even a workflow. If that was the point, it's a terrible one to make. I genuinely don't understand how people found that comment insightful, or anything short of trolling/hostile, but whatever.
The point is phrased using an old pop culture reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_and_Dale#.22Dr._Kronkhei...