Pictures may be more illustrative than facts as there were few senders of transactions on the ETH network during this time. This photo may have been taken in the past. There's a lot more nonsense going on in DEFI so don't be too surprised.
The cost is ridiculous and we have to accept that for a certain time. You can choose the right time to execute your trade. I used to remember my transaction delay for 1 month to get the best transaction cost. If you want to be fast you have to trade off high (or low) transaction fees at that time. That's the rules of the game.