http://blog.akasha.world/2016/06/03/thoughts-from-the-machine-room/
Don't get me wrong, market fees are necessary and there is no good reason to keep the arbitrary fixed ETH/gas price. But AKASHA is very obviously asking the community for market-based gas fees because it would bring the price down, not just incidentally.
It's distressing is how everyone seems to assume fees can only drop going into the future: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/4mcebn/an_open_call_for_a_new_discussion_on_gas_prices/
I'm anticipating a sort of "trap" where the clients will become more efficient and market fees will be implemented, transactions will become dirt cheap, then a single app gets a tiny bit of "real" exposure and there is massive chain congestion. This kills some apps.
Will sharding save the day?
Edit: Here's some context for why it's relevant: https://steemit.com/steem/@au1nethyb1/ethereum-co-founder-launches-steemit-competitor--akasha#@dantheman/re-au1nethyb1-ethereum-co-founder-launches-steemit-competitor--akasha-20160503t143228401z
This is specifically not a problem for steem, steem was designed with these specific constraints in mind.