Yeah, I agree that @dan is one of the best blockchain designers. But even he needs help sometimes, or at least he can appreciate good ideas.
I think the dev team might have been too busy lately (the hack, userbase explosion, etc.) to think longer term visions. Especially changes for incentive structure need to be thought thoroughly so that the need to adjust them is minimized.
I'm not sure what the best solutions are. That's why I want to encourage people to tell their opinions and ideas.