Why is eth still being used despite high gas prices?

Not a troll post. Genuinely here to ask why.

I personally do not transact or move ethereum based tokens because of gas prices. I'll use xlm to transfer cash or move things around using avalanche, Solana, and chains simply because I don't want to pay such high gas prices.

Now my question is this - there are many alternatives at the moment outside of ethereum. Why would anyone still use ethereum despite having such high gas fees? Would everyone just move to chains that are cheaper?

Is there something I'm missing?