This thread is like politics that you can't vote for
The arguments and opinions and the obvious loot problems at different TH levels are all over the place. Personally I think that loot depends on the activity of the people playing the game. The game has become more addictive and popular, and so more people playing means less in-actives to take from, and less loot available from storages in general due to the fear of keeping it. Once people loose the hype, and the interest in the game, they will leave. Eventually there will be more loot, just the time needs to wait. The "Clash Apocalypse" will arise one day and loot will only get better from, there. Until then, either hold on and play as much as you need to progress, or stop playing and be part of the solution to better loot.
On a more positive note, The loot in early TH9 has remained good for me. Farming in late gold, taking collectors, and the odd storages.