It is a shame a lot of the older users who were around during the AG or early DP era are now gone. Its understandable people would want to move on from Pokemon eventually though.
I've already kinda decided I plan to retire from the anime once DP ends, and I probably won't watch the BW arc regularly. 13 years was a good run, and I'm starting to get the feeling the show will never have concrete closure, so best to go out on a high note with DP.
It is a shame that none of us will probably be around for whenever the final arc of the show truly is, but I guess that can't be helped.
I still have time to watch TV/videogames though, even with a full-time job so it doesn't matter much to me in terms of time.