I really wonder why masses continue using ETH with such fees, when there are many pretty good alternatives readily available with incomparably better cost. Network effect? ETH 'patriotism'? Strange love and devotion towards Buterin..? Vitalikophilia?

Ecosystem, a lot of everything is tied to it. It is trite, it is difficult to list a token to the exchange using a blockchain of another currency.
In general I would like to thank you personally for all your work, persistence and integrity shown on this project. It was an unique project in altcoin space by some aspects.
Thank you very much, I am very pleased to hear that.
For a very long time I could not persuade myself to put an end to it. One of the main reasons was that in this way I would let down holders who have been expecting something from me for 7 years.