With such low fees wouldnt miners be discouraged to do so i.e. wouldn't mining become less profitable.
Other users have already covered almost everything, but I'd like to add that, there are still certain mobile and online wallets
[regardless of their nature] out there that due to some misconfigurations or outdated sources, tend to overestimate fees and that "still" leads to tech-illiterate people unknowingly pay a lot more than they should!
bitcoin trade costs are shooting up again. Recently, the standard bitcoin trade cost has moved a few spots in the degree of $24 and $31, according to data provider Bitinfocharts.
Are you sure you were looking at the "
correct page [it's nowhere near that]"?