i don't forget it but the cost of running a node isn't currently on a downward path due to the geopolitical instability surrounding the silicon it requires

just go check what a terabyte SSD costs right now, compared to what it was a year ago... prices have actually gone up about 20% or so

so, no good reason to start thinking we can let bitcoin chain grow at double the current rate without pushing a large number of poor people off the network

besides, the transaction fees on chain are not that bad, they just go up now and then and we are still waiting for some people to get it through their thick skulls that we can actually refuse to relay payload data and even refuse to mine blocks with ordinal crap in it

plus, don't forget, china is starting to get into ETFs... ETFs reduce load on the chain as well... and they are more accountable than binance et al