I’m pissed because people still think on-chain perps are a level playing field. $Aster just dropped Shield Mode with 1001x leverage, zero slippage, zero gas, zero open/close fees, and you’re still asking whether this “changes anything”? Seriously — do you even understand what just broke? Shield Mode plugs directly into Aster Perpetual. One interface. One account. No public order book interaction. No cross-chain hopping. No spam signing. BTC and ETH up to 1001x with instant execution. Fees optional by design, and everything is free until year-end. When traders stop touching public order books, visibility dies. When gas disappears, speed gaps explode. When zero slippage is guaranteed, latency becomes the only edge. Advanced players get cleaner entries, tighter risk control, and scale without friction. Retail keeps LARPing about “transparency” while getting farmed by people who understand mechanics. Because fully transparent on-chain markets were getting griefed. MEV, front-running, fragmented liquidity, signature fatigue — all pressure points. Shield Mode is the response. It compresses execution, hides intent, and removes every excuse amateurs cling to. High-leverage BTC/ETH traders who already know what they’re doing. If you’re still manually clicking perps on a public book, you’re the exit liquidity. Cope harder. Either adapt and trade where friction is dead, or stay pure and get liquidated by someone who doesn’t care about your ideology. I’m choosing survival. Skill issue if you don’t. 💀