Ethereum gas fees are usually expensive especially during the time of increased traffic and yes, it is a constant issue. However, since there are a few existing networks, we can do more selective in selecting network most appropriate to the situation in order to ensure transaction activities go on smoothly without bearing extra large costs.
It's always like that. In fact, it's even worse when traffic is heavy and the price of ETH has started to skyrocket, so the gwei needed is also getting higher. Yes, this makes the Ethereum network currently abandoned and more people are switching to other networks that are much more affordable. because if converted to $, the difference is quite significant, as when compared to Solana and also the BSC network, even though the speed is the same, on average.
Today, the average gwei required is 7gwei for sending tokens through the Ethereum network. And that's around $0.5, still quite low actually, but yes, when compared to other networks, it is still quite high especially when the transactions are in high amounts, then the increase in gwei is also undeniable.