base layer tps is low because it is designed for survival in most adversarial of conditions. It is a heavy duty tank, not a sport bike.

Would you take M1 Abrams tank to race at Nurburgring? They have a different function.

Lightninig/Payment channels, backed by the same baselayer security guarantees, can operate at literally unlimited tps. The only ceiling is how fast you can send packets back and forth.

Miners do not vote, they are nothing but security guards paid by the network users. Miners do not get paid if they produce a block with rules not accepted by the rest network.

Counterintuitive, but that is the reality.