If everyone used BTC as a store of value instead of trading everyday, we wouldn't hear all of the complaints about price/transaction fees. There are other coins for that. BTC should be HODLed and used for HUGE purchases. These tactics would minimize price swings and transaction fee complaints...
We are compelled by circumstances to use such tactics but this tactic is disastrous for bitcoin. It seems to me that bitcoin had the opportunity for their development must be the turnover of bitcoin. It was invented not for long term savings. The goal of bitcoin is independent of the state currency. I am sure that the present drop in the price of bitcoin is temporary. But if it will hold bitcoin this could become a trend.
I do admit I keep as much Bitcoin as possible, slowly trying to accumulate, but that's no more different than putting aside money for savings, in the face of an uncertain future and well... retirement. But to use it simply as a store of value? That would require me converting all my savings, all my holdings, to Bitcoin and just storing them in a wallet never to be used until my expected price arrives?
More importantly, that would require me to stop earning in Bitcoin. It was difficult enough to build up almost two years of contacts, freelancing, convincing people to switch over from Paypal or similar to pay me in Bitcoin. Difficult enough to convince others I could also pay them in Bitcoin. Give that all up, and what, suddenly tell people I will now encourage some other alt?
This is the nature of organic growth. Scalability issues brought to the fore because conditions have forced them to emerge. Necessity is the mother of invention, and Bitcoin must remain inventive to remain as the new way we pay each other money. This is for its own good.