I've been getting lazier about fighting gas fees on the mainnet lately. To be honest, the mainnet is like a "final settlement layer." I only go there once when I need to do large swaps or cross-protocol transfers, and I combine those actions; for small trades, testing, claiming rewards, or rebalancing, I just put them on L2 for a smoother experience and a more stable mindset.

There's no deep secret to this compromise: I set a threshold for myself—if the gas exceeds my preset limit, I don't move, even if I miss out. If I really need to act, I choose the L2 with higher liquidity—don't run to a less crowded chain just to save a few bucks, because slippage and bridge transfer times will wear you out in the end. If you're also conflicted, just lower your "frequency" of transactions—less fussing is more important than choosing which chain.

Also, these days, the community has been arguing fiercely over privacy coins/mixing and compliance boundaries. My feeling is: tools themselves have no emotions, but your fund flow can have consequences. Anyway, I'm now more cautious with cross-chain moves—prefer to go slower and avoid unnecessary trouble.