Just watched this. I agree 100%, remove the curve, and removing base token rewards would be a serious mistake. I think the majority of people calling for removing hive rewards probably never actually bought a single hive on the open market. It flies in the face of the 'community governance' ethos. I am sure it would cause a fork, and I would follow whatever fork supported community governance.
You want people to move to SMTs? First make SMTs work in the first place, then make an SMT worth chasing.