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Lately, I've really been tortured by gas fees: the mainnet feels like buying a bottle of water at a high-speed rail station, you have to queue and pay extra service fees, but it is indeed the most "stable" and issues are easier to troubleshoot. L2 experience is much more comfortable, just a couple of clicks and you're done, but the problem is that occasionally crossing back to the mainnet, waiting for bridges and confirmations, feels like watching NFT floor prices twitch.
I can also understand the heated debate about royalties: creators want to earn income, while traders complain about high friction. Honestly, if liquidity isn't to blame, then who is? My current compromise is to use L2 for small daily transactions as much as possible, and only bite the bullet and go to the mainnet once for long-term holding or large amounts/contract interactions, to avoid unnecessary hassle. Anyway, don’t argue with yourself.