Oddbean

Well yes that's also true of eth a lot of the time. I actually hate eth in some ways. It's the most wasted potential of any coin. It will never be mainstream because ordinary people outside the USA banking system can transfer money cheaper that eth gas fees. Wise is way cheaper than eth for almost any currency you can think of.

I've softened my stance on ETH somewhat over the year. Has a lot of problems but there is really nothing that competes for smart contracts (something still not completely possible on Bitcoin yet). There is also a subsection of the community that is still truly cypherpunk though they are often drowned out in the noise. Definitely more centralized than Bitcoin in many respects, but even during mass censorship attempts there are always nodes that will broadcast your transaction. https://www.mevwatch.info/

I agree with all that but I just can't understand how something as obvious as Gwei became the problem. It's like it was actually designed for rich people. It's never again going to be viable for ordinary people to transfer small amounts of ETH between private wallets. That's inexcusable to me.