Never thought I would see the day coming where Bitcoin Talk members praise Mempool congestion for making it difficult for some Bitcoiners to use their own Coins.
It would be great if there were more holders as a consequence of a positive event. Bitcoin has more holders than EVER before after an unexpected uprise! Would be a good headline. But maybe it is not the best idea to consider Mempool congestion a positive story after all. We should rather find a way to solve the issue of those people who find it difficult to spend during congestion than find ways to make more people not be able to use their Coins. Defeats Bitcoins purpose.
You are completely right, I had exactly same thought while I was reading the op, mempool congestion is not something we should praise, but rather, find a lasting solution to.
Many of us stopped keeping money in banks because we don't trust them to hand over our money to us the very time we need it, and we moved over to bitcoin because, with Bitcoin, we believed we had access to our money (no matter how small) anytime we need it for some anything urgent.
And here we are, mempool congestion is making that freedom bitcoin represents to seem like a sham to some people, who may not be able to transfer their bitcoin because the cost of doing so is to high for them to pay, so they are forced to hold it, and surprisingly, some of us think this is actually a good thing.
Personally, I can tell that the reason why bitcoin holders is rising is because of the coming bull run which alot of people are already preparing for, not because mempool is congested and cost of sending bitcoin is high.