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Recently, I've seen a bunch of memes and celebrity shoutouts rotating, and newcomers get excited and want to jump in. As the "position mom" here, I can only say: don't always think about catching the last baton, especially when you're squeezing onto the mainnet. If gas fees are high, your mental state will collapse halfway.
My current approach is basically: for daily small trades and frequent operations, I just use L2. Once you're on it, don’t bother with too many steps; just do enough. If I need to move large amounts of money, do long-term allocations, or deal with complicated approvals, I still go back to the mainnet for a one-time process. I’d rather wait a bit longer than panic and make mistakes in the middle of the night. Basically, I separate “expensive but stable” from “cheap but troublesome,” and don’t ruin the experience just to save some gas… That’s it for now—less staying up late, less itchy hands.