Very simply that Sheepy doesn't care about his player base. He says he does things that are "best for the game" (usually not true). My general impression, over the ~7 months I've played, is that he is concerned about keeping new people flowing into the game and keeping revenue up. It may be a coincidence (I don't believe in coincidence) but he only has put forth updates in response to a competing game launching. I like this community. I don't like people who exploit it due to there being no better alternative for a nation sim.
Edit: Also, tbf, this isn't a bad update like some of the others were. It's just only happening because Sheepy realized he'll lose his player base if he keeps ignoring changing this game.