Honestly Aether Currents were interesting back when it first came out. But by the time I started Shadowbringers, I wasn't really "enjoying" the exploration aspect anymore. I would be on my way to a quest target and just mindlessly mashing the compass, taking a detour if the current is within 300 meters. It had become just a side chore by Shadowbringers.

I still enjoy exploration in new zones, but just not as part of current hunting. Rather, current hunting became the chore that must be done, like super-mini-side-quests. They add nothing to the exploration.

That said, I don't hate it. At least most of them aren't place in tricky places. I still remember the one current locked behind the platform jumping quest in the Lv.61 zone. That was infuriating as I have trouble with that kind of jumping platformers whether in 2D or 3D. As long as they don't do that again, I'm fine with just mashing the compass.