It has no value without security and transactibility which is what the miners provide.
Not in proof of stake (which provides it through stakers instead), which is what this whole thing is about.
Well, this is about a 51% attack by the PoW miners and PoW is the law of the land. That’s why I replied in that way.
They are paid fairly in exchange for providing it. If the current set of miners decide that they don't like Ethereum anymore then those profits are sitting on the table for anyone to take.