No, Ant is listening to a vocal minority who don't actually want to play Elite. They want a different game entirely.
With all due respect, lets be real....google Elite dangerous credit grind....aside from a smattering of folks in this forum there is no one supporting the nerfs. OA has 115k subscribers, Yamiks 35k, Down to Earth 14k. Yesterday's Live stream with Yamiks had a ton of people! The ED community wants better rewards, and they are NOT the minority! The true minority are those in favor of the nerf's. They are the squeaky wheel, albeit the small one, so they get the grease!