its obvious that the blockstream shills dont want normal people making normal transactions on bitcoin blockchain
I don't see a valid reason for this; your $1 purchase doesn't need the security of a 1 Exa-hash network.
remember. Those are all the things that he has said. You can't change that, regardless of when he said it.
A $1 purchase is not a normal transaction that a normal person makes with an international payment system. I've been complaining about this increasingly loudly since 2012, long before Blockstream was founded.
You just have to get used to the fact that Bitcoin simply isn't meant for microtransactions, and anyone who insists on using it for that purpose just has to accept the higher fees that this usage requires.
Bitcoin is not, never was, and never will be suitable for microtransactions, and was never intended to be. Bitcoin is a fast, secure, global payment network that obviates the need for banks or other trusted third parties. Using Bitcoin for microtransactions is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. If you insist on doing this anyway, please don't complain that a sledgehammer is more expensive than a nutcracker.
Remember. Those are the things that I have said. You can't change that, regardless of when I said it.