I was very bullish about Monero for q1 and 2 2018, but i didn't have the current fee situation in mind, and this WILL become a problem if its not solved rather quickly. Crypto will accelerate in 2018 we have seen nothing yet and if monero gets to expensive to use just telling people wait for lightning won't cut it. No matter how good the privacy is. i think the community here underestimates the problem of expensive transactions.
Most stuff in Monero is scalable and reactive to the circumstances of the moment.
Its is very well designed and a lot of thought has gone into it.
It is not the dumb terminal stuck with a few basic rules.
i would love them not to be.