The “Opinion of the Silent Majority” can be interpreted in different ways.
Everything Ingenious creates a Trend by itself. In which the Active, only support him, and do not go Against. (Custom Options + Modding)
This is Reality.
And the rest, you can’t refute and I can’t confirm, but it describes it well:
Devs’ Silence - instead of Live Feedback, lack of Modding - despite promises, at Every level of Development.