A user called Sam (sam6170) on Twitter, in a post summed up something a lot of Ethereum users never thought they would say: a 'complex' transaction on mainnet now costs only a few cents.
For a long time using Ethereum meant paying expensive gas fees. Bridging could easily cost $20 or more, that limited average users and turned simple on-chain actions into expensive decisions. If you were not there it is hard to explain how bad it was. This is why Fusaka is huge, it changed how gas works on mainnet. The network optimized block gas limits and transaction caps so now it can process more activity without fees exploding. Now transactions that used to hurt feel normal xD.
The way that Sam reacted in his tweet shows the big change in Ethereum user experience. You do not need to plan your day around gas anymore, you do not need to wait for low-traffic hours, you just use the network… whenever.
Data after the upgrade shows the rollout went smoothly, we had no downtime and just a few minor early bugs. This is how trust is built and trust brings users back. Lower fees are a nice upgrade and they are the difference between Ethereum being a tool designed for technical users and a network normal people can actually use. This is on-chain adoption.
Ethereum is finally usable again.
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Posted by MasterpieceLoud4931
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There’s no more excuse of not using Ethereum again, those that left because of high gwei will all be back. !tip 1
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Now playing with ETH is fun and cheap
🍩 !tip 5
The gas fees and the lack of any upward movement kept me away from Ethereum. When Eth hit its ATH I decided that I could buy in and just hold. Fusaka has given Eth a lot of breathing room and even though I still intend to hold the Eth I own it is nice to know the gas won’t eat me up if I do need to sell in the future.