Very valid point. I don't think Jason being brought back was to appease new readers, Barbra's "fix" maybe, but not Jason. But, I do think it's unfortunate that the event's meaning has changed. Certainly having your ward come back as some crazed murderer is awful, but it does change the effect on Bruce, even if it is equal or worse than having Jason dead. It changes from an event of tragedy, adding to Bruce's death toll of loved ones, to an event of tragic psychological agony on Jason and his "revenge." Sure, Bruce still went through the "loss" of Jason, but having him come back changes that loss, even if it Jason is back as something less than what Bruce would hope for. Plus, isn't Jason "better" now?

I also think it's just repeating that annoying comic trope of how nothing ever sticks in history and no one ever stays dead. It's wholly unrealistic (big surprise, right?) and cheapens the death and its effects.

With Jason it's also in a way a slap in the face to the fans who voted for him to die. Like "Oh, look, we did what you said... not really! Suck it!" I know it's different writers, but still, respecting the decision of fans/readers of that time would be... well, respectful.

Finally, with Jason, it feels like the whole Batman Beyond storyline that came out a few years before with Grayson [Drake] going crazy. Which is annoying. It may be fully a coincidence, but eh, it didn't feel like an original idea to me.

One reason why some comics get slammed for not being deep is because of stuff like this. No one respects the meaningful events that happen. Imagine if Bambi's mother came back at the end of the film. Or if Bruce's parents were actually just in Africa all this time. Or if Gatsby came back. People die in real life and give people that survive them something of value in perspective of that death. When you bring people back in comics you destroy that and you ruin something of that universe and shallow the characters the "death" supposedly effected (see: Captain America (Bucky), Bruce (Jason), Peter Parker (Uncle Ben, Aunt May, Gwen Stacey), DareDevil (Elektra to some extent), Hal Jordan, Barry Allen, etc.).

I know my argument is pointless, this isn't going to change, ever, for these "core" universe titles, but it still annoys me and I personally think Jason should have stayed dead (and Barbra should have stayed paralyzed) because it was important in getting Bruce to understand the realities of the "job."