vitalik: you can just build on L1 the next big momentum shift in crypto is already forming: liquidity and energy are rotating back to ethereum. ethereum has started scaling at a pace nobody expected not even the L2s built on top of it saw this coming cheaper txs, faster confirmations, and stronger infra acceleration. base noticed the shift late. that’s why they suddenly started “token exploration” this is to keep the ethereum community and builders engaged on ease instead of drifting back to ethereum mainnet in form of airdrop farming it feels too late. builders, traders, institutions, and retail are already moving back toward. ethereum as the core settlement layer most L2s are cooked unless they’re deeply optimized app-chains with a clear purpose and a loyal user base