Well, I can't help but notice that neither Dan nor Ned are participating in any of this debate, so perhaps the:
take my big wad of 'fuck you SP' ... and continue with my original vision.
is precisely what's happening...and maybe that's what's best for the platform, as I don't necessarily disagree with your last statement, either:
We're so early stage, people seem to think they're more important than they are.
...but, of course, that's not to say that we should bite our tongues when we feel strongly opinionated about something that directly effects our investments.
Lately, there's a lot of $0.02 going around on this curation topic and I don't think it's so bad to consider starting to listen if one of the sides adds up to something like, say, $100 when the other is still sitting under $1.