As these challenges persist, there's a growing worry that Bitcoin may be viewed more as a store of value than the revolutionary payment system envisioned by Satoshi Nakamoto. If high fees become a recurring issue, the risk of hindering Bitcoin's adoption as a medium of exchange is a real concern. I'd love to hear your thoughts on whether you believe the increase in Bitcoin fees has affected its adoption negatively or enhanced it rather.
The high bitcoin transaction fee is not affecting bitcoin adoption because many people who are willing to adopt bitcoin and have done some research on it will know that this transaction fee hike is just temporary and not something permanent; therefore, they will invest in bitcoin like that using the DCA method and ignore the fee.
Moreover, it will not affect adoption because some people are just using centralized exchanges to buy, trade, and sell their bitcoin. Since the fee is high for now, they can decide to buy and hold their bitcoin in their exchange wallet pending until the time the bitcoin transaction fee is reduced. Although it is not advisable to hold bitcoin in centralized exchanges because of trust and "not your keys, not your coins," you can hold it there temporarily.