The operative word is perspective. He represents the perspective of the Java Platform Group where most of the project leads and key developers work (see my comment below). We certainly get that many in the industry see LTS releases as something special, but from the perspective of those that build the platform, they are just another release. This is an important distinction because thinking LTS is special might lead to the inaccurate notion that a non-LTS release is somehow of lower quality, which I hear surprisingly often.

And glad you are excited about the future of Java and the model itself! Most of this work is funded by the LTS model which was designed to give companies the flexibility to decide their upgrade strategy. Lots of teams want to move quickly and get new features, while others just want the app in the corner to be stable for years to come.