That's an awfully extreme take on the situation. Hunts are one type of content - and despite the seeming hordes of people doing them, not even the most popular. Dungeons are still thriving, there is a perfectly healthy raid community, and PvP is being discovered by many - myself included. Hunts may end up being an evolutionary dead end, or maybe they will lead to something better, but they aren't even close to impacting the overall quality of FFXIV. I myself have had a great time stumbling upon the occasional B rank NM and taking them down.

If you like this type of content, then by all means, send some helpful feedback on the this sub-forum. If it's not your cup of tea, enjoy the myriad of other content available. The health of the community is in part what you make of it. FFXIV has plenty of strong foundation to support a few experimental projects like Hunts.