Thank you. Yes. Will go with the DTV for now. Depending on what the exact taxation changes in Thailand turn out to be, I might switch to LTR later by reorganizing some income sources.
I feel you. I have seen good Thai people change under the bad influence of the wrong kind of mass tourism. I hope Thailand finds the right balance to attract the right visitors in the future.
That seems the be the path Thailand is going, sadly. Then again, this process has started long before the DTV now. And I hope from experience, that long term visitors will have less of a negative impact than short term party mass tourism already has. Also, Thailand is quite big. Just avoid the usual over touristic areas and enjoy.
Unless she is a lawyer and really good at both Thai and English ... don't expect any changing insights than those of the Google translated version. π