Yeah Bitcoin Cash seems Bitcoin that works today(tm), lightning networks aren't ready yet and however they don't solve the trustless part.. You'll have fast transactions but with a trusted party middleman.
And a cryptocurrency with a middleman is more like today, you buy btc/xmr/ltc/eth and a store of value and then you spend them via VISA/MASTERCARD credit cards when you need.
Yeah Bitcoin Cash is like getting in the time machine back to 2013 / 2014 as far as the network not being slowed up