I'm not sure I understand the complaints about ruined economy

2) The players remaining and are in the top 1-25% of earners on the bell curve were most likely exploiting Holten to gain their wealth. This includes most streamers except people like Zizaran/PoEGuy who did not.

Speaking of influencers in the community:

2a) YouTubers/Reddit seized on the opportunity to create chaos in the community by amplifying a view that the economy is ruined and a reset is needed based on graphs that showed the pricing of divines was accelerating in an unnatural way with clear indicators of exponential growth on the day that the Holten exploit was made public on YouTube. It was a money grab tactic to seize views. It works every time.

Responses to the public reveal of the Holten exploit:

2b) Fub literally telling people to F off was an emotional response that was off putting to some and reinforced viewership of the controversy videos/narrative. It read as someone who was upset that the exploit was made public and therefore was going to be patched out. He is a currency streamer and only when he is farming crazy divines/t0s is he gaining his following/making more money. There was uncertainty at the time as to how deep it would be nerfed. He is not going to make money off of a lackluster loot progression. He likely felt threatened that his real dollar income was going to take a hit as new subscriber growth would slow. It was a knee-jerk response. Fight or flight. Golden Calf. However, he had already made hundreds/thousands of divines at that point. It was a little over the top as it impacted him very little in overall wealth. He was already so far ahead of the rest of the 99% of players they would never catch up.

2c) Zizaran had a more thoughtful explanation: This is early access. Break it, exploit it, do anything short of duping because you WANT these things to be found and patched or worked out before 1.0 release. THANK YOU Ziz. His response showed maturity and empathy for the community. Even though he did not do the exploit, he could understand why it was OK that it happened and took the time to not disregard those that felt personally impacted by it. A masterclass in emotional intelligence. This is why he is a real ambassador in the community.

3) The players that remained and were in the top 50-74% of earners were farming other off-meta strategies or Holten exploit supportive services such as Holten carries. For the Holten support group, their cash cow was going away so they mostly fell quiet and moved on. Those in the group that did speak up were mostly asking for more crystals per map so they could work out a new way to provide carries in higher tier maps. This went from 20-40 divines per hour with Holten to an unknown number of divines per hour but they already had a nest egg and likely most of their endgame gear upgrades bought by the time it patched out. This group plays a lot and is comfortable with where their purchasing power is. Those farming off-meta were not affected as they had already found their farming strategy and it would continue.

4) The majority of players that remained fell into the 100-51% of earners category. The leftmost half of the bell curve. These are players that are more casual in nature. They may only play 1-2 hours per day or <10 hours per week. They found themselves in a position where they would NEVER progress to be top earners. They would NEVER be able to afford the top tier gear because it had inflated to levels they will not farm all patch. Non-specifically, things that were typically 10-50 divines are now 100-600 divines. In a non-public exploit league, these players would have had a very small chance to reach the top 40-50% of earners. With a lucky drop/sell they could boost their purchasing power up significantly. At least that was the perspective. The reality is that they never really stood a chance. It is similar to the concept of a casino where you keep playing with the hope of winning even when the odds are stacked against you. The house always wins.

In POE the "House" are the players who spend 8+ hrs a day, keep exploits private (unless it benefits them to make them public), and/or use group farming. They party consistently and benefit from the more multipliers. They understand the game mechanics deeper than the average player. They share within a guild and friend group generously.