I got taught a lesson by mainnet gas fees again recently… No pretending—if I really had to pay “tuition” on the mainnet every time, I’d just stop playing. My compromise now is kind of crude: for everyday interactions, farming airdrops, and doing small amounts of DeFi, I drop transactions onto L2 to get a smoother experience, and even if I make a mistake, I won’t be too heartbroken. But if it’s really about large-value transfers, long-term staking, or contracts/options that require frequent margin adjustments, I still try to go back to the mainnet and finish everything in one go—I'd rather pay more but not end up stuck on a bridge and not be able to sleep.

As for the whole “re-staking” and shared security debate that’s been getting heated lately, honestly, I’m also a little panicked. The compounded yields look tasty, but when you stack one layer on top of another, there are more and more variables—if something goes wrong on-chain, you don’t even know who to blame… So right now I’d rather treat “saving on gas” as a benefit, not as a belief in “earning a few extra points.” Either way, let’s just stay alive first.