To best answer that question its important to understand where exactly you are coming from. Based on the quote article you refer to I infer that you are mainly thinking in terms of the Git/Mercurial/Bazaar when reasoning about version control in general. Is that the case and if so, do you mind me retreading some ground you may find very familiar to ensure we are on the same page?
Edit: Also, would it be fair to say that your main use of version control is to refer back to the changes you have made rather than to collaborate with a lot of other people? That’s where I’m coming from as a former user of Bazaar.