Once upon a time, Ethereum was the launchpad for every revolution in crypto. Now? It feels like trying to build on a freeway during rush hour. We’ve gone from permissionless innovation to please-wait congestion. You’re paying $42 to mint a Pepe, sweating over Etherscan, and wondering if your transaction will land before next Christmas. Ethereum is no longer the king of innovation. It's the king of congestion. I'll tell you why L2s aren’t the magical fix we hoped for, how competitors like Sola...