Trisha Gee writes (because Someone Is Wrong On The Internet):

The problem is not that we shouldn’t write readable code. Of course we should aim to write readable code, if only for our own poor selves further down the line (there is no one less capable of reading my code the following week than me). The problem is that these two issues are not mutually exclusive. It’s not “write readable code” or “learn to read code”. That’s like saying, “I’m going to drive really economically so I don’t need to put petrol in the car”. No. You’re still going to need to put fuel in the car (if it’s not electric!) at some point no matter how economically you drive.

She writes a lot more than just that (of course) and even gave a talk about it, which is also worth digesting.