People should value bitcoin and crypto after they read the whitepaper, with that they will know what value to earn per unit based on their function. Unfortunately, the majority of us (non-corporate) come to this space only to invest, not to implement it so that functions seem to never work and think there is no support behind crypto values, this is just another ponzi/pyramid scheme.

Crypto transaction fees are actually flexible (adjustable) if they are actually used on the network (decentralized). Unless you let it be managed by a centralized institution, the fees apply like taxes where the determination is not yours.