If the block limit of 1mb will inevitably be eliminated, why refuse an increase in the size of the blocks at critical times like the ones we have seen these days?
How do you tell critical times from spam times?
Currently 50GB of data is added every year, ie in a year the blockchain will be at 200GB. Also, it's not static data but a database. Not really an easy load.
Whatsmore, a bigger blocksize will mean a faster growing blockchain. For example, BCH will have to face 400GB of additional data per year. Who will care to start a new node in a year from now?