Just woke up, saw that tax-hike news, and the group chat is already arguing about deposits and withdrawals again... Honestly, since I’m used to “leveraging” Layer2 like that, I don’t really feel it that much.

When gas is low, I move around on the mainnet; when it gets high, I roll back to Arbitrum or Optimism. Either way, everyday DeFi stuff can be handled on-chain. The experience is definitely a bit rough—bridging back and forth sometimes takes half an hour—but the money I save is enough for me to test a few more strategies.

The truth is, ordinary people don’t need that many “premium experiences.” If you don’t lose money, can get transactions through, and can sleep at night—those three things are enough. I’ll keep the mainnet positions for the ones I actually want to hold long-term; as for the rest... I’ll just hunker down on Layer2 for now, and when the tide goes out, I’ll go back down to pick up seashells.