Your case, while very valid, doesn't address the original author's concerns related to implementing the tests. In that case I feel as if it's equivalent to using GOTO in my tests. But worse, my labels are regex.
We use cucumber extensively, our cucumber suite is not really that large, and with each new feature it becomes harder to maintain. There has to be some middle ground out there.
If attention to detail is a problem, switching to Android is not a solution. Also, this is the very first release in a massive redesign, things get missed. I'll be concerned if Apple doesn't do anything to improve from this point.