According to Patrick McCorry (@stonecoldpat0), added blockchain throughput is quickly absorbed by MEV bots, so even a 100x capacity increase does not ensure cheaper gas because fees must remain meaningful to deter spam and abuse. Source: Patrick McCorry (Twitter, Nov 13, 2025) According to Patrick McCorry, transaction fees originated as an anti-DoS mechanism rather than a revenue stream, which structurally necessitates non-trivial fees even after scaling. Source: Patrick McCorry (Twitter, Nov 13, 2025) According to Patrick McCorry, the core imbalance is that aggregate MEV profits exceed what users are willing to pay, enabling bots to afford fees while pricing out low-fee applications. Source: Patrick McCorry (Twitter, Nov 13, 2025) According to Patrick McCorry, these dynamics challenge trading theses that assume scaling alone will cut fees, implying fee relief-driven adoption narratives may be unreliable without direct MEV mitigation. Source: Patrick McCorry (Twitter, Nov 13, 2025)