So what you're telling us is, as far as I can see, that if you're someone who might want to execute payments on a time-sensitive basis without accepting the risk of losing huge fees to transactions that fail anyway ... if that is not within your risk appetite ... you better stay away from the Ethereum Mainnet. Right?

Why are they [0] offering a return of the gas spent, then?

[0] https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1520612364839661568

Because it's profitable for Yuga Labs to do that? They're a business making a business decision. They know users are more likely to participate in the community in the future if Yuga is willing to cover costs out-of-pocket.

Again, assess the risks yourself. Assume responsibility for your own actions. Especially in an environment like crypto today.

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