Recently, I’ve been quite conflicted about Layer 2: the mainnet is stable, but when gas prices spike, it feels like being charged a "toll," yet if I move all my funds to the second layer, I’m always worried about bridges, contracts, and that uneasy feeling of "I’m on-chain but like I’m using an app." My compromise is: small daily transactions go on Layer 2, but for positions I plan to hold long-term, I still keep them in a cold wallet on the mainnet—slow is slow.

Forget it, to put it plainly: don’t ruin your sleep over saving a few tens of dollars in gas. Layer 2 is usable, but don’t mistake “convenience” for “risk-free.”

By the way, the NFT royalty issue is stirring up again—creators want income, markets want liquidity, nobody wants… I care more about what happens if rules change, contracts and platforms follow suit, and ordinary people end up bearing the friction costs. The less hassle, the better.