The Leica M11-D was interesting because it rejected a modern convenience most cameras take for granted: constant screen review. The article treated that omission as a philosophical statement rather than a gimmick.
The piece argued that the camera's appeal lies in discipline. By removing instant playback, it changes the photographer's relation to uncertainty, concentration, and trust in seeing.
That does not make it universally practical. The article acknowledged that the M11-D is expensive, specific, and in many ways anti-mainstream. But those constraints are exactly why it fascinates a certain kind of photographer.
Ultimately, the camera was framed as a reminder that photography is not always improved by more interface. Sometimes subtraction creates the stronger tool.