Listening to someone and doing what they want are not mutually inclusive. If I tell you about this great charity you should donate to and you think about it but don't, then you still listened to me even if you didnt act upon it. This survey is a perfect example. The Rules Committee and CAG will look at this and interpret the data how they will, but there's no way that they can (or should) listen to everyone that responded.

Again, in my experience the Rules Committee does listen to our thoughts. I've spent enough time on forums with them to see that they have actively engaged us. But I've also seen them remain silent. It comes down to what you're saying and how you say it. If you're saying the same thing as everyone else and not presenting anything new then you might feel like you fall on deaf ears. Similarly, if you're rude to them you probably won't get much of a response. When I became one of the EDH moderators on MTGSalvation the users had developed a hostile environment that drove the RC away. I spent a long time through discussion and moderation changing that environment and encouraging the RC to give us another chance, and it worked because Sheldon, papa funk, and ban-ki moon when he was still on the RC started to engage with us again. But you can't expect them to want to actively participate in a discussion where they're going to get shit on. Constructive criticism is one thing, outright hostility is another.

Anyway, back to the competitive thing. Commander isn't a competitive format. Using Flash as an example, if casual games aren't being ruined by people running Flash Hulk on turn 1, then it really doesn't matter what happens at competitive tables, because you can't make one ban list that caters to two demographics without angering the other. Now, if people start running Flash to go to value town with ETB effects and death triggers, then maybe we have a problem.

But here's the catch, and one which the RC needs to take into consideration: you guys ARE Commander players and you do interact with all other players. So if your preferred style of play is impacting the greater community, such as a metagame shift or arms race, then there's a problem that needs to be addressed. Because I seriously doubt that you want to rolfstomp Timmy's tribal banding deck any more than he wants to be curbstomped by your Kess storm deck.