Article resonates with me but I think it's worth mentioning that it's not an either/or situation.
Nothing wrong with using XGBoost, CatBoost et al to quickly identify features that might be worth digging into even if your actual goal is to come up with a statistical model based on understanding the domain.
I had to switch to light mode at the OS level to be able to read the image text in the included proof. I wish Mataroa would let you swap that on the site and not determine it based solely on your OS settings.
Nothing wrong with using XGBoost, CatBoost et al to quickly identify features that might be worth digging into even if your actual goal is to come up with a statistical model based on understanding the domain.