My current attitude toward L2 is this: if you can avoid the mainnet, don’t force it. Plainly put, what ordinary people want is not to agonize over gas for half a day just for a single transfer. And don’t get fooled by the experience narrative of “cheap is all that matters”—crossing back and forth, bridge risks, and every once in a while a transaction gets stuck; if something really goes wrong, no one’s going to be responsible for you.

My compromise is pretty down-to-earth: keep small, everyday activity and frequent operations on L2; if you truly want to hold funds long-term in a position, or you’re dealing with things like approvals or large withdrawals, I’d rather go back to the mainnet and do the steps cleanly—being slower is acceptable. Also, don’t go around granting random authorizations; the gas you save might not even be enough to cover the cost of one mistake.

That whole recent NFT royalty back-and-forth is similar too: wanting creators to be able to eat is not a problem, but liquidity doesn’t appear out of thin air. Where does the incentive come from, where does the sell pressure go… ask that first before you pick a side. Forget it—I won’t talk about it anymore.