Well NOW that's constructive, what OP mention is all the negative criticism in that thread that honestly don't bring much to the table. Most people complain about controls when they are objectively better.
My point now, is that people should not feel obligated either to try to coerce devs into changing the game direction based on personal biases. Sure the game is in alpha, the 9.0 is a WIP, and feedback need to be given, but the current tone in that thread is VERY far from toxic positivity.
I don't know if you and others ever did worked on a game or a software, but negativity impact devs mental a LOT, and there are ways to communicate critiscism. And if you don't get that you'll never get your criticism heard and understood, as a dev, i'll die on that hill.