Lightning is not the solution. It was a delaying tactic from the part of the miners to show that they are doing something to address the scalability issue. The fee in terms of Satoshis is also going up, since the user base is expanding. It is now considered normal to pay a fee of $30 or $40 for a single transaction. Within the next 3-4 years, I expect the Bitcoin prices to go up by around 5 times, and similarly the fee may go up by 10 to 50 times. So don't be surprised if you are asked to pay transaction fee in excess of $1,000 in the distant future.