well, it is not going to die but if this continues happening and fees keep on rising because of the competition, bitcoin will turn into a completely speculation tool. which people only buy to sell and get out with more fiat.
Fees aren't rising, at least not by a significant amount.
The reason why OP made this thread is because he didn't pay a normal fee. Also, for some reason, the thread title is very over-exaggerated. Sending bitcoin without the normal fee will cause transactions to be very slow. It's like in a business, would someone rather serve the client paying more, or less?