It's been going in the wrong direction, slowly but steadily, for a while. I think it's pretty clear what the strategy is...

They should make more of a bigger catalog for the bd stuff, but this would drive away sales for silver purchases and make bd harder to earn as they would need to nerf the bright dust gains across the board from all sources. Bungie has done this during the leviathan contender shell fiasco where players who had the ghost shell would farm certain cp for free eververse engrams. But what do I know I'm just a simple guardian that likes long walks by the forgotten shore with my gjally 🍻🫡

Yes, that would also be acceptable, probably more manageable too, I can imagine Silver is tied up in some secured code.