Many people have misconceptions about the goals of Ethereum. 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, to build a stable and neutral foundational layer that is unaffected by market fluctuations and congestion. Third, to achieve 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 goal. The focus is on building a reliable base layer combined with an efficient scaling ecosystem.