The problem with Bitcoin is that it was designed to free us from the old money, the old rules, and banking systems, but what came after Satoshi went silent is not actually according to the plan IMO.
What is the plan exactly? If you think it is to transact with Bitcoin daily, then Bitcoin must become a store of value first in a free market economy so that it can be even possible. We are still in the monetization phase, once Bitcoin becomes a major chunk of the global and personal balance sheet, then the case for spending it becomes more attractive.
Bitcoin maxis don't spend as much BTC as they should, they instead hoard it and talk about it as an "unspendable asset" when in reality this is not what it was designed for.
It doesn't really matter what Satoshi designed it for, the market ultimately decides. And if somebody wants to store their value in Bitcoin and it manages to deliver that aim, then why should they spend it?
Just because that someone has had enough with the establishment and the system. Then the dollar valuation of Bitcoin becomes irrelevant.