I disagree - I relate very much to the quoted text. I have so many photos that the good is lost with the mediocre.
Previously your average photographer (not talking for professionals, just me) would ave to consider the value of shooting, as opposed to being snap happy at every moment and defer review to later.
We work differently then. Personally, I think things are a lot better now.
I've shot a fair number of pictures (about 17,000 is the current Lightroom count) and I've just gone through and scanned all my film shots from pre-digital days. My strategy then was to shoot a bunch of exposures, painstakingly writing down the shoot setup (aperture, exposure times, etc.) After developing, I'd have to go back over my notes, compare the results against my notes and try to learn from it. It was an extremely offline way of learning.
Compare that to how easy it is now: I get immediate feedback and can change the shot until I'm happy with the result. I may take more pictures now, but overall they are a lot better than my old film ones.
With current technology you can get a lot more experience shooting. When the opportunity comes, when you happen to be in the right place at the right time, you have a much better change of not botching the shot.
Previously your average photographer (not talking for professionals, just me) would ave to consider the value of shooting, as opposed to being snap happy at every moment and defer review to later.