If you read his entire blog post it says that he has no problem with link selling for relevant traffic but he has an issue with link sales that aim at SEO. He stated that he doesn’t take issue if sold links are clearly marked as “Sponsors”, “Ads” or whatever.
But I agree, it sucks that Google strives for world domination. Now you can even end up on thousands of Blogs if you sunbathe in the park and your a*s crack is showing thanks to “Street View”. What’s next “Toilet View”?