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Lately, I've been really torn: there's a sense of security with the mainnet, but that little bit of gas feels like a fine when it spikes; the L2 experience is smooth, but switching back and forth makes me worry about getting stuck at the bridge or slow transactions causing me to miss the chance to adjust my positions.
My compromise is: keep large and long-term positions on the mainnet as much as possible, and for small, frequent trades, drop L2—don't make the exit process complicated just to save a few bucks...
Then I thought about it and found it pretty funny—I’m actually most afraid of liquidation but still love to tinker.
By the way, the current on-chain data tools and address labels being criticized for lag or misleading isn’t without reason.
I now treat labels as just a reference; the key is to set your own thresholds and alerts.
If you can manually withdraw, don’t wait for the system to “tell you it’s time to run.”
That’s all for now.