Can you point to where this premise is indicated in your post?First of all, it is a premise. You can call it an ideology, but for the purposes of this article, it's a premise. assumes that everyone [believes -> grants] your [ideology -> premise].
Second, in the forum to which I posted (an O'Reilly technology blog), I would venture the majority would tend towards the world view of an interconnected world of devices built around consumable APIs. That is certainly the feedback I am getting from that crowd.
Authentication Flaws in the Tesla Model S REST API - O'Reilly Broadcast
I'm having trouble finding it.