I think HF20 is awesome, but the rollout was a POS (not proof-of-stake). They should probably divide operation costs by another factor of 10 while we get the proper mechanics in place.

A big mechanic here is Resource Pools. RC pools will allow someone like me to create a pool that supports 100 other users to post to the blockchain... and I'm not even a dolphin yet. Whales will be able to provide the resources for hundreds of thousands of users to operate on the blockchain.

Soon™ is the worst. But also, hang in there. Soon™.