Don't forget he said the following in regards to RoF
"When you're comfortable with the fast speed, then it feels stressful to have to slow down, no matter how much of a DPS increase it is. Even if we do something with the players in mind, if they don't enjoy it, then it's the wrong choice"
And yet it still had it's slow at release.

or this in regards to GL4
"However, now that we've implemented what the players wanted, there's a chance that it will become too fast later on. It's fine for Shadowbringers launch, but when Patch 5.4 rolls around, you'll have a lot more skill speed on your equipment, so it'll become faster regardless of what the players want. Good luck with that. *laughs*"
Which, ignores the fact we've always geared to a specific gcd recast and then ignored sks entirely. But, yes Yoshi, you've tooooootally implemented what the players wanted, if you ignore the 95% of other things we've been asking for. Thanks. Much appreciated.

Maybe in 6.0 you'll actually have listened and put thought into this job. "Good luck with that." indeed.