Many people have misconceptions about Ethereum's goals. In fact, it has never been about achieving "cheap gas."

What Ethereum truly aims to achieve are three things: first, a predictable fee mechanism that allows users and developers to accurately estimate costs. second, building a stable and neutral foundational layer that is unaffected by market fluctuations and congestion. third, enabling large-scale scalability through layer 2 solutions (such as Base and Arbitrum L2 networks).

To put it simply, cheap gas during network congestion has never been the primary goal. The focus is on building a reliable base layer combined with an efficient scaling ecosystem.