Almost certainly not. Here's a video[1] from at least back in 2017 where he's criticizing bitcoin for having fees of 5 cents per transaction and saying 'The int

Almost certainly not. Here's a video[1] from at least back in 2017 where he's criticizing bitcoin for having fees of 5 cents per transaction and saying 'The internet of money should not cost 5 cents per transaction, that's absurd.' Also here's a more recent tweet from him in July 2020 that says the high gas fees are risking making Ethereum even LESS secure[2]. Also here's his response to someone mentioning his initial quote about 5 cents per transaction and accusing Vitalik that he has since become more accepting of higher transaction fees: "Wait what? Why do you think half the ecosystem is working nonstop on rollups and eth2?"[3] I think it's safe to assume that Vitalik does not share the opinion of the linked article that Ethereum is intended to have high fees or that it helps security by having those high fees. [1]: https://youtu.be/unMnAVAGIp0 https://youtu.be/unMnAVAGIp0 [2]: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1285593115672358912 https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/128559311567235891... [3]: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1297896017468129281 https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/129789601746812928...