That’s a pretty brazen and disappointing comment from Samuel.
Myself, like the original poster, have an issue with the way WP is making us insert links into our posts. For the way we use our sites, it makes the workflow 3x longer for what should be a very simple task – which is ironic, since the inline editor is meant to make adding links easier.
It’s all well and good to have a conversation about how disabled readers navigate the web, and how we can cater to their needs, but that discussion isn’t relevant in this conversation. Save it for a discussion on navigation best-practices, etc.
The only thing more concerning than WP being more cumbersome to use for some publishers, is the fact that your response is basically that we should just deal with it, or use some other CMS.