I don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth, even if it's late.
My bet is some of the people at Steemit Inc had supported similar changes ages ago, but were similarly shut down like you and I have been, and have been equally frustrated.
Let's put all the negativity aside, this is our chance to fix things. Let's take it. The community will likely come back when we put some serious thought behind the economics and make things work far better than they had ever worked before.
Its incredibly refreshing to see these ideas back on the agenda.