You seem unable to come up with any rational arguments, other than 1 BTC = $XXX,XXX USD.

I could give two shits regarding the fork. I keep my eyes out for cryptocurrencies that are secure, good privacy, easy to use and transact with low fees, have a history of trustworthiness.

Your only criteria seems to be that it's Bitcoin, no matter what bitcoin is. Because while the layer 1 has strong features, it need for layer 2s & 3s greatly reduce it's overall value (to the degree that self-custody, a founding principle, is a minor or non-existent feature) and vastly increase the complexity of it's usage.