You seem to miss the fact that mining cost money, and thus requires a return.
Indeed - 50 HOdled coins per block is the return. That's attractive to miner HOdlers, unattractive to miner DUMPers.
Also, the fact that we are no longer mining is a problem for the coin. Less interest = less miners = less secure = less volume = low price = DEAD ("I though that was clear").
There's a balance to be reached between network security and the amount of value leaking out through strip mining. I'm not saying we have the balance exactly right yet, but we're much closer than before.
If you're not a HOdler, I'm not sad to hear that you're gone. This coin only need miner hodlers for now. It's nothing personal, supply pressure was just too great and strip miners are surplus to requirements.