Honestly, lately when I watch L2s compare themselves by TPS, fees, and subsidies, it feels like they’re competing to see whose backyard garden grows faster. But gardening isn’t just about growing leaves—what matters is whether you can actually eat what’s grown.

Data availability, ordering, finality sound scary, but the logic is simple: you need seeds first (data), then line up and plant (ordering), and finally wait for it to grow into something you can confirm is edible (finality). The L2 “water fight” is about whose plot is more fertile, but as small retail investors, we should be more concerned with one thing: can this plot consistently grow food, instead of getting eaten by pests halfway.

I’m used to checking the on-chain status every day—like a gardener going out to the field to see whether there are weeds. Over the long run, you slowly figure out which L2s are truly “growing crops,” and which are just “showing data.” In any case, habits matter more than talent. Once you get into the habit of watching the tempo, you’ll step into fewer traps. That’s it.