Developers are stalling by delaying network upgrades that would benefit the end user. The difficulty bomb has been extended, so ETH 2.0 will take quite a lot longer than expected for it to become a reality. I don't think it's hard to introduce a short-term solution for ETH's high fees. Developers could simply roll a new upgrade that would alleviate high gas fees until ETH 2.0 comes into fruition. What I see here is that miners don't want fees to go down, as it would mean less money for their pockets. I mean the higher the fees, the more money miners will make, right?

If this keeps going, I'm afraid BNB will take ETH's position as the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. It's unfortunate to see what's happening with ETH right now, when developers could've done something about it in the first place. They're only focused on ETH 2.0, instead of dealing with the current blockchain's situation. Of course, decentralization and security/reliability comes first. But sometimes enough is enough. Mainstream media don't say anything about the fees, because it's manipulated by big players on the market. I hope ETH 2.0 takes over the mainnet next year, or we can "say goodbye" to Ethereum for good. Just my opinion