Recently, people keep asking me what modular blockchains are really useful for ordinary users. To be honest, it's not necessarily as straightforward as "faster and cheaper." More like: in the future, when you use an app, behind the scenes it might be switching out the settlement layer, data layer, or block production system, but you only see a more stable experience, fewer crashes, and your wallet prompts fewer confirmation dialogs... Of course, it could also be more chaotic: crossing over multiple chains, having many bridges, which can be nerve-wracking; sometimes taking it slow is actually safer.

I myself am deliberately taking a slower approach now: observing new chains and rollups for a while first, to see how they handle data availability, how they rollback or compensate when issues arise. Recently, tools for on-chain data and tagging systems have been criticized for lagging behind or being easily misled, which is quite true. The more modular and multi-path they are, the less you should trust "the conclusion written on that one line of the panel." Taking time to break down the structure is more reliable than just following the story.