Do you remember the times when Bitcoin prices were all over the place and price swings of $300 to $500 in any direction was
normal.

Well, back then, everyone were moaning and complaining about the high volatility and how this negatively
impacted the merchants and using Bitcoin as a payment option.
How things have changed in a matter of 1 to 2 years is astonishing, because now people are complaining about the lack of
volatility and how boring Bitcoin has become.

Do we know what we want or are we divided in our goals, since more speculators have entered the Bitcoin scene in 2017.

Let's discuss.
Pointed very accurately!! The group of people complaining about less volatility are speculators who trade on cryptos and leveraged the volatility aspect of it. But I see no harm in it because speculators are also an integral part of the eco system. Without them, the crypto market have never experienced such momentum.
But I personally think that stability will do more good in longer term. Less volatility will lead the sustainable growth for the future where increased adoption rate will fuel the growth!
Even though the main roadblock for sustainable growth is the unclear legal framework. But having a stable price will make a lot if merchants interested in accepting cryptos as a method of payment.