I did not read the article itself, but its making a buzz in the neighborhood. While every defection is a loss, our retention track record is still very good. True, extremism is a bad thing, but 99.9% of chassidim (at least the Bklyn ones) do not live a life as draconian as she paints. She could have stayed on, if she wanted to. She wanted out, so she found an excuse.
And when Ms. Dropout gets to see what her shaygetz boyfriend looks like in one of his drunken rages, she will know what we all do: Orthodoxy (whatever the level) is still the way to go, if you want to live a healthy, productive and happy life.