High gas fees has made loads of people to avoid the blockchains that are actually related with those gas fees. For example, ethereum has recorded the highest gas fees over the period of time when it came to play. The bitcoin network has also recorded high gas fees but not as much as it has been recorded with the ethereum network. Although it has been slashed by 50% but its quite difficult to see people pay outrageous amounts for gas.
and i am one of those people, i don't remember the last time i used bitcoin to buy something or to sell, i always look for other option with lower fees, but Ethereum seems to be doing just fine these days though, but nothing you can do with bitcoin if you have small amounts transactions to make.