Participation on FFXI forums is so limited that it would hardly make a difference Belmonts (compare it to the level of participation you see on FFXIV forums).
Even if 300 people were to press a dislike button on Matsui's post, it's "too late" to change things now.
What Matsui expressed is a core concept upon which they based the ENTIRE EXPANSION, not just what we saw now, but what's about to come (which is not ready yet, but it's been "thought" and conceptualized for sure).

So yeah... this is the saddest part for me. It's something so huge, so big, and yet even if we all agreed it sucks (alas we don't) they would be unable to go back now, it's too late...
Sigh, pure sadness. It's such a frustrating feeling.