I think if BigCorn increased the blocksize that would just be more room to put more stupid bullshit on it.
These large fees come in waves and vanish when FOMO dissipates.

I agree that BTC is not good if you need velocity.

This type of collateral no longer has much mobility.
And that's fine; it does what it does well.
And what it does is provide the highest security and the most censorship resistance.
This is something that only a small niche of superusers actually require.