because gmaxwell is NOT thinking about or caring about the more transactions = more utility value onchain
he is thinking with the less transactions = less utility value onchain = more utility value offchain = more economics value for himself to get greedy fee's by blockstream and DCG running LN hubs to repay their millions of debt value
he values repaying the $70m+ debt he is contracted to repay as part founder of blockstream, more so then BITCOINS network value
So just to be clear, you think it's a conspiracy?
I feel it might just be that the computer scientists who are ACTUALLY developing the system might know more than you about this system and thats why you are at odds with the direction the system is evolving towards. Do you think its possible you have no idea what you are talking about and the experts that are experienced with the system do?
Admission of that might clear up all the FUD in your assertions.
Also do you at least claim to understand economics? Just before I open up your argument, I just want to know if you would even claim to know what you are talking about.