1 Why can't the devs just make the transaction fees free unless you want want to prioritize speed and 2 add like a 0.25% yearly inflation as the block reward post 21 million?
It seems it would make the bitcoin more spendable.
1. Technically you can choose to not pay any fees. Obviously no wallet allows you to do this because the transaction will never confirm but it's feasible, devs don't have to do it. It seems it would make the bitcoin more spendable.
2. Not possible. Such a change would go against the fundamentals of Bitcoin and wouldn't have any support.
The first point is actually the black hole for the crypto. The fees are too high and there must be a solution, the hard forks are not necessarely the one.