I've not seen any argument from the "defenders" other than "I enjoy it, so there!", I've not seen any argument as to why they enjoy it. And if you're enjoying it so much... why arn't you in-game doing the "brand new, shiny interesting content"? Instead of lurking around in the forums telling people that their opinions are false and not worth anything? There shouldn't be a need for you to defend SE or the devteam, since they'll be able to see the actual numbers anyways, and if this "content" really is something that most people seem to enjoy, they'll know that without having you defending them and insulting everyone that might have a complaint.