I mean that's not too surprising is it? On most issues requiring a yes or no opinion you can figure the split will be something like 50-50 or 60-40. You saw in 2017 people on one side of the argument, and now you are seeing the other side of it. People rarely post about changes they like, so you only ever see people piping up when something they don't like arises. The only difference I'd argue is the folks in 2017 had a way to opt out whereas we don't have a way to opt-in now. Plus, I imagine in 7 years you've gotten new members that only ever knew the trending post page and liked it.

Anytime you make a change to a software used by a lot of people, you are going to get negative reaction if it breaks their workflow. I've always liked this XKCD comic's humorous take on the issue.