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Recently, we've been talking about sharding and parallelism again, and it feels like everyone is competing to see whose boat is faster. Layer 2 is even more exaggerated, arguing daily about TPS, fees, and subsidized ecosystems... It's lively, but honestly, what I care more about is: after putting assets in, if a storm comes, can I safely reach the shore? Is the bridge reliable, how long do I have to wait to exit, is there enough liquidity, will routing lead you into slippage reefs—these are the real "experiences." Right now, I mainly look at projects as checking their exit routes like a lifeboat, whether I can withdraw, what the costs and time look like when I do, think it through carefully before deciding. I don't want to be a test pilot just for a few promotional words.