Sept 2016 was the last time I visited (sorry if that doesn't meet your criteria for being allowed to express an opinion) and furthermore I won't be back anytime soon.
My life situation has changed, I've visited almost 20 times already, and all I hear of now is prices going up and the "entertainment" going down. I'm not wealthy but I could afford to visit next week if I wanted to - I just no longer want to. "Been there, Done it, Bought the T Shirt" as they say.
But you've now (predictably) gone into ultra defensive mode. I'm not "blaming" anybody, I'm merely pointing out that the "people living here" are clearly not able to sustain the entertainment venues, they need the additional spending power of tourists and regular visitors.
To turn round and tell those regular visitors and tourists that their opinions are worthless is kind of shooting yourselves in the foot, would you not agree?
The mere fact that certain individuals have chosen to live in (or in some cases permanently fled to) Pattaya/BKK/Thailand does not give them any "superiority" no matter how they might wish it to be so