I remember hearing for the last 3 years:
"Do people even still play Destiny?"
"The Division is gonna kill Destiny."
"Destiny is dead."
"Battlefront is gonna kill Destiny."
"COD is gonna kill Destiny."
I laughed at the division and was always on D1's side.
The only thing that could ever kill Destiny 1 is Bungie with Destiny 2.
This game is not it's predecessor. It does not have the magic it had and is not impervious to failure the way the first was.
In fact, many, myself included, would prefer we just forget part two exists and go back to part one with expansion.