A lot of what you said has, in fact, been suggested. We're all aware however of SE's general trend when it comes to suggestions and feedback, so the bigger concern isn't "what can we do to fix it", it's "how can we actually get through to them?" Especially when this is the main method they themselves recommend for suggestions and feedback.

It's a community issue, and one not easily answered of course (even with a snarky "well do it yourselves then!" answer). We're in the very bad position of SE wanting a wider appeal, the "old" community wanting back what they had that was good, and the "new" community being largely unconcerned or uninterested besides. Worse than that, those who could offer some of the best feedback have grown bitter and cynical, and/or aren't even able to post here anymore, thus that's a voice more than "yeah you're right!" going yet further unheard. I myself have moments where I think "Why do I even bother?" so I won't try to paint a picture of being some kind of community savior at all here.

It takes no time to look around and see that legit attempts have been made to reach out to devs and reps, and with very sparse success, if any. What it takes to really change that, I have yet to figure out. But I know this: even if it's little more than "back in my day" PvP salt, or a circlejerk to yell at trees, saying something is better than nothing. SE needs to understand their attempt to appeal to a larger audience at the expense of the dedicated community was a bad move, despite whatever numbers/data they have on their side. Again, that's a community issue and not my own to spearhead, but nitpicking and mocking ourselves is the last thing we need.