Last time Bitcoin was at USD 43,- it was quite healthy and part of a flourishing (albeit admittedly largely illegal) economy. Why would that be the "dead of Bitcoin"?
On a less serious note that would also solve the scaling problem as fees would be in the sub-cent area again, even with full blocks.
You clearly didn't bother to the read and understand the article. Typical of "Bitcoiners" when they research something. They cannot read more than one sentence before dropping reading the rest, and then demonstrating their ignorance