Yeah but now we can still make plenty of block reward coins, and the transition towards fees is still rather unknown in terms of profitability.
If the known fails, you try the unknown.
Mining failed for AM.
people have extremely short spans in bitcoin world. fear too much a few months of uncertainty as if it is the end. friedcat has proven that he's a decent businessman. if you trust him then stop thinking about a few months of issues and think long term. this is a long term company with long term potential.