The "fee market" idea is nonsense in so many levels that I don't know where to begin. I give up.
Bitcoin's story is "nerds and libertarians learning the basics of how the world works, the hard way". The "fee market" will be another lesson: "how to manage a lemonade stand."
Yeeeah. Right on the head. I've given up talking to these clowns, but you're right.
Small blocks and high fees are NOT a viable way forward.