Well, when I look at the sample image in the linked article, then you have to agree that this is a bad decision. I mean: information in the image is missing. A person in the background is gone. How you can justifiy that with other dubious enhancements escapes me. And yes, the other enhancements are dubious. Sure, the whole picture is brighter (but is that better?), the street lamp is dimmer, the CIGARS banner has a bow in it.
It is not the image that it was, therefore you have to conclude it is not a good enhancement. And maybe the masses are indiscriminate, but to give everyone Soylent Green because most people wouldn't object is not the way forward.