I've recently been using L2 more than the mainnet, not because I think the mainnet is "expensive," but mainly because the feeling of having to watch gas fees jump around for each transfer is too draining on my attention. The L2 experience is indeed smooth; a few clicks and it's done, but when it comes to moving assets back to the mainnet or dealing with bridge congestion, I suddenly realize: the gas saved might have been exchanged for waiting and uncertainty.

A compromise approach is quite crude: for daily small transactions, I use L2, and only leave the "final settlement" and a few long-term positions on the mainnet, preferring to move less. Seeing how recently everyone has been using ETF fund flows and US stock risk appetite to explain crypto price movements, I also pay attention, but more as a mood thermometer... Sometimes on-chain data isn't about grand narratives; instead, the traffic on a certain bridge or an abnormal call to a contract feels more real.

What I fear most isn't losing money, but losing control: it's about making a choice but not knowing exactly where the risk lies. For now, I treat each cross-chain transfer and each signature as a bookkeeping act.