Someone asked me how I usually compromise between Layer 2 and the mainnet—it's actually pretty simple: look at the amount and your patience. For small transactions, or if I'm just trying a new protocol, I definitely go with L2; the mainnet gas fees just look painful. But if it's a large amount, or I need deeper liquidity pools, I honestly just stick to the mainnet to avoid getting stuck during cross-chain later or dealing with larger slippage—that would be even more annoying. Lately, all the narratives around modular blockchains have been pretty lively; developers have been talking nonstop about things like the DA layer and data availability. I looked into it for a while and felt it doesn’t really have much to do with ordinary users. In any case, I only care whether funds arrive fast and whether the fees are stable. In plain terms, the compromise is: don’t make money harder to use, and don’t make time harder to wait on—figure out the costs first before you take action.