The Ordinals fiasco showed us who actually understood Bitcoin's block dynamics.

Some people wanted to change the code immediately & focused all their energy in meaningless tirades.

It also helped the advancement of the Lightning Network - as it showed what a volatile & expensive fee market looks like with respect to channel size.

We wouldn't be zapping without Segwit, in fact, we'd be stuck with fees just as high if not higher than the environment during peak Ordinals.

That means we'd essentially be claiming that only the store of value narrative really matters, as fiat is used as a medium of exchange anyways.

Sounds kinda shitty for the people who need it the most, even if it were to be the premier savings tool for the wealthy regardless.