I know it's not a very popular opinion but I think this is a good idea (disclaimer: i am not affected by this issue).
The tech is there for the people, not the other way round.
It's not a cut-and-dried issue, but personally I do tend towards the view that interfering in contracts via hard forks undermines the credibility of the whole idea behind smart contracts. As it is, it seems smart contracts simply do not work as they should. They seem to be vulnerable to both technical and political risks, which is actually worse than a regular contract.
And indeed, I treat it the same way I do scrip in video games. But until you take away the ability to "rebalance the economy", it will stay a video game.