The on-chain congestion these days is ridiculously high again. Even a small transfer feels like waiting in line in the mempool: first broadcast out, nodes see it but no one rushes to include it in a block, miners/validators pick the ones with higher fees first, so your transaction gets stuck, possibly bumped, resubmitted, or just waiting for confirmation. Honestly, what’s most frustrating during congestion is the mental stress—you stare at the pending transactions in a daze, and the more you look, the more you want to increase the fee. Then, thinking about recent cross-chain bridge hacks and the unpredictable oracle prices, everyone’s saying “wait for confirmation,” which feels pretty real—slowing down can actually help avoid pitfalls. I see myself more as someone standing at the back of the line rather than a queue-jumper; if there’s no rush, I don’t bother myself with it.