if it was clear that it wasn't any type of magic bullet
What 'magic bullet" do you think segwit is exactly? What are you hoping for?
Its a simple malleabality fix that is not critical at this point in time. Thats it.
All the other bullshit you hear about segwit is just noise to disguise the politics of trying to push of chain solutions that dont yet exist in practice.
Faster confirmation transaction,cheaper it is dependers on market.