I like the conclusions the author draws, but the proposed solution falls short of being a better alternative. The example replacements don't feel like links to me, nor do they offer much more information that what I would have expected from "learn more" coupled with the context of the headline.

If the destination page doesn't jive with the previous context, then that's a problem with the two pieces of content and the very notion of linking them, not the link text itself.

It's probably also worth mentioning 3D Touch and how it can help the problem.