To be fair, the people who don't post here anymore probably don't accept this Jon and never will and why should they if they have different expectations? Being a fan is not a life sentence either...

On the other hand, lowering expectations, being able to adapt to a worse situation, don't make the rest of the fans stupid (not that you said that or it's implied, to be clear). Unless we are blind and deaf and won't admit this band is not at its best right now.