Once a child gets screen time, they will expect it. I did as a child of the 90's and my daughter born in 2010's does, too. Taking it away and/or metering it is a fight. Increasingly, parents seem to be disinterested to engage in that fight. It's a babysitter with excellent short term results - kids are calm, entertained, and quiet for long spans of time when using screens. A child pulled away from their screens can often exhibit meltdowns of epic proportions. The lesson parents learn fast: Don't take away the free babysitter and make matters worse.
As the article pointed out accurately, the cost of child care is ludicrous. $250/week PER CHILD to send my kids to daycare? That would eat up 50% of my wife could make as a highly experienced Certified Medical Assistant. Our family is better off if she stays home, even if we have to scrimp to make ends meet.
Long term, kids spending all their time on the screens become screen time junkies and schlep off things like homework, playing with friends IRL, and playing outside (real play, not gaming from mom's phone while perched at the top of a park slide). We've seen plenty of 5-7 year olds falling into this category.
The precious time adults have away from their work is increasingly filled with their own screen addictions, home responsibilities, taking care of ailing parents, fighting ex spouses, going back to school, etc. It's a mess, people. A real mess.