Just saw a bunch of L2 vs TPS “who’s cheaper” comment wars, and I can’t stop laughing—it’s basically the same as the options market, where everyone’s betting that “my time is worth more than yours.”

In reality, the options buyer and seller are, put plainly, one person betting that time will stand on their side, and another betting that time will eat up the other. The buyer pays the premium for that “what if” knockout feeling, while the seller collects the premium for that “most of the time” sense of value draining away. No one is wrong, but in the end, time only pays out the patient.

I’m not taking sides. I’ll just treat myself like a floating ball and reflect: what are you really buying—an opportunity, or fear of missing out? What are you really selling—confidence, or the urge to collect rent? Once you think it through, position size is just a tool, not dignity.