Remember when everyone was complaining nonstop about gas fees? Yeah, turns out that was just the warm-up act. Looks like we've got way bigger fish to fry now. The whole market's dealing with stuff that makes those network fee spikes look like pocket change.

Honestly, people used to rage quit over paying $50 on Ethereum for a simple swap. Now? There's slippage, MEV, bridge risks, liquidity gaps across chains—pick your poison. Gas was straightforward: high demand, high fees. At least you knew what you were paying for.

But the new problems? They're sneakier. You think you're getting a deal, then liquidity dries up mid-transaction. Or you move funds across chains and suddenly there's a week-long delay with unpredictable costs. Nobody's even mad about gas anymore because there's too much else going wrong.

Funny how nostalgia works. Those were simpler times, honestly.