I agree that the focus should not be mentioning SMN but speaking solely about the ability Astral Conduit. There's a lot of miscommunication in regard to SMN as a whole but the opposing side is only describing SMN's capabilities during Astral Conduit.
A job doesn't need to be nerfed into the ground as some sort of punishment. Every time these nerf heated discussions appear, there is this mob desire to obliterate the job entirely instead of balance. Which isn't a healthy discussion. It just turns into a personal war against people who play the job and those who don't.
In regards to mentioning BLU and how it didn't need to be adjusted due to BRD adjustments. It still needs adjusting and it's not even a comparison but that's another thread entirely and doesn't need to be carried on here to derail. There's plenty of threads to resurrect or create.