This is a naive article with no critical thought from the author. It feels like the author is just rephrasing quotes from people like Elon Musk (who claims to use first principles thinking).
Progress in real life are mostly made by trial and error, and then the underlying theory or first principles are solidified later (eg jet engines, cooking recipes, penicillin).
The cases where things start from theory to some final outcome are incredibly rare and mostly concentrate in the field of theoretical physics.
People who think otherwise are usually people who never had to get their hands dirty in the nitty gritty of science and research (or cooking for that matter).
Progress in real life are mostly made by trial and error, and then the underlying theory or first principles are solidified later (eg jet engines, cooking recipes, penicillin).
The cases where things start from theory to some final outcome are incredibly rare and mostly concentrate in the field of theoretical physics.
People who think otherwise are usually people who never had to get their hands dirty in the nitty gritty of science and research (or cooking for that matter).