I hear this general type of comment all the time on these threads. My response here is general not specific to this one comment.

"Centurion isn't worth it because it has been watered down."
"Centurion isn't any better than Plat."
"Visa signature has better X than Centurion."
"Chairman is better than Centurion."
"Gold is really all you need."

These are really moronic statements and yet I hear them all the time.

Why is your friend "considering" downgrading if "there isn't many difference" between plat and cent? Why doesn't he just cancel? Is it hard to figure out?

I know much of the time these friends,friends of friends, family members, and "REAL" stories are made up. (I esp liked the guy that gave us the story about being embarrased to use his card - which from other posts he apparently didn't have). So many of these post are made up - generally so they can comment on the Centurion.

This all leads to...I think FT should have BS feedback rating. If you post confirmed BS you get a score next to your name that reflects that.