I agree with everything you said about it in this post. I only hope you'll find the article less upsetting by thinking of it as Steemit's own growing pains.

I remember having a shocked reaction when I heard that "friends" might be added as a feature. I had a little tantrum and then realized that of course many features will be added and many changes made. I remember a member getting really frustrated because they'd been in early and had been sharing non-original content with no problems and then suddenly it was being policed aggressively by angry newcomers and this person felt like they'd done nothing wrong. It was a heated situation. The "Dan Needs to Be Stopped" article reminds me of it because the insistence on keeping things a certain way seems too attached to something that is simply going to continue to change.

So, while I'm glad you called it out, I hope you'll not take it to seriously. People get attached. It's a good thing. :)