Well, it looks like segwit did really lower the cost, now the fees are only around 1/3 of the before fees. Looks like making smaller transactions is easier than before but the fees are still pretty high.

Bitcoin is meant to be an investment, not a mainstream currency that is meant to be used everyday. You don't buy groceries with bitcoin since it isn't ready to be used as a mainstream currency. We, the community are still working out the kinks to it.