It's important that bitcoin remains as decentralized as possible, the added value of having low value transactions directly on the L1 is not enough of a reason to compromise on bitcoin's decentralization.
But with a Layer 2 & 3 we can have our cake and eat it too, we can have max decentralization on Layer 1, and fast and cheap transactions on Layer2, its being built right now, lighting is maybe not the full solution we once thought it would be, its has its place and there are other Layer 2 underway, and they're about to get a whole lot of attention now that fees are a problem again.
this is the path bitcoin has chosen, and its probably the right path.
"If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry." -satoshi