To be honest, I’m a bit conflicted about my attitude toward L2 right now. It really is cheaper, but every time I bridge back across chains or run into problems with the bridge, the gas fees you save end up being spent on time cost and anxiety instead. Lately, the group chat keeps refreshing screenshots of stablecoin depegs. Some people say there are issues with the reserve audit reports—“fishy” stuff. I’ve read a few, but I couldn’t spot any major problems. Still, that kind of atmosphere makes you feel: yes, the mainnet is expensive, but at least the on-chain data is clear and you don’t have to rely too much on the security of one additional layer of bridge.

So my own compromise is especially simple and ruthless: for small transfers, farming incentives interactions, and trying new protocols, I throw everything onto L2. If I lose, I don’t really care. But for serious DeFi, holding big positions, or sending/receiving important funds, I still obediently go back to the mainnet and pay that gas. Anyway, there are quite a lot of L2s now—pick ones with a large user base and publicly transparent audit reports, like Arb or OP, and it’s a bit more reassuring.

That’s it for now—sharing my personal habits. Not necessarily right.