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I now mainly use L2 to avoid the hassle of gas fees, but a compromise is quite practical: for small, frequent transactions, I drop to L2 to avoid having to confirm every time as if I were digging into my wallet; once I need to handle large amounts or worry about bridge issues, I still go back to the mainnet. It’s more expensive, but I sleep better. Honestly, it’s hard to have both a good experience and a sense of security at the same time. Anyway, I just categorize based on “amount + frequency of operations.”
Recently, I’ve been involved in social mining and fan token schemes—“attention is mining.” It’s a bit exhausting to watch… The excitement is there, but ultimately, slippage and liquidity are the real deal. I no longer believe in the narrative that “as long as someone is watching, it can definitely be monetized.” That’s how I see it for now.