Web3 promised decentralization and accessibility, but Ethereum's fee structure created new gatekeepers. When gas costs exceed transaction values, we haven't solved accessibility - we've created different barriers. Layer-2 solutions represent Web3 infrastructure maturing toward its original promise. By processing transactions off-chain and batching to Layer-1, these networks achieve the scalability and cost-efficiency required for mass adoption. Polygon's sub-penny transactions and Scroll's ze...