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Recently, the narrative around parallel processing and sharding has heated up again. In the community, some are shouting "performance takes off," while others are making meme images. I also find it amusing... But honestly, as lively as it is, I care more about two things: where to store assets more securely, and how to withdraw if something really goes wrong. No matter how high your on-chain TPS is, if the bridge glitches or there's a contract vulnerability, getting out can get stuck, which is very awkward.
And those on-chain data tools and tagging systems, which are criticized as "lagging behind/misleading," I think that's normal too. After all, tags are essentially human-provided explanations for humans to read, not an omniscient perspective. Using them as a reference is fine, but relying on them as destiny is dangerous.
Now I just act based on probabilities: I’d rather earn a little less than risk losing everything. First, I want to think through permissions, cold wallets, decentralization, and escape routes... Anyway, staying alive is the most important.