Kind of sounds stupid if Bitcoin gets really busy that you have to "pay fees" to make sure your transactions go by faster. This is a silly gimmick to the whole idea of Bitcoin doesn't make sense.
To me it's no different than car enthusiasts "paying fees" to Ferrari/Lamborghini to make themselves go faster. The more you pay, the faster you can go.
The same applies to bicycles vs cars vs air travel.
The same applies to sending your bitcoin transactions through the bitcoin network.