Exactly. Gavin's GigabloatCoin is being sold to us based on the fear that plain old Bitcoin will explode if people actually start using it.
No such thing will happen so long as we keep the system antifragile, which includes maintaining a defensible/diverse/diffuse/resilient network.
Under a full load, blockchain space/priority will simply become priced at market rates instead of being subsidized like in the past.
It's just like Uber. If too many people want to use the service, Surge Pricing kicks in and cheapskates can wait around for a taxi or bus instead.
Go and support start-ups that fail and lose tens of millions of $ from its customers! It's what you do best!
Stop involving in complicated stuff like the increase of the block size.