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Lately I keep seeing the word "modularization" everywhere. Honestly, what does it really mean for ordinary users? I personally see two main points: First, in the future, we might no longer need to worry about whether "this chain is fast, cheap, or expensive." Wallets/apps will handle switching execution layers and data layers behind the scenes, and what you see might just be "transfers suddenly cheaper" or "confirmations faster"; Second, security and stability are more like packages sold separately—some applications dare to give you clearer trade-offs.
But don’t overthink it as too idealistic. Whether the experience improves depends on whether the team is willing to hide the dirty work like bridges, cross-chain operations, and settlements. Otherwise, users will still get lost in a maze of networks.
By the way, looking at the social mining and fan token wave, I’m quite skeptical about whether "attention equals mining" can last long… Attention is too fleeting. When incentives are active, it’s lively; when they’re off, it disperses. It’s even harder to identify genuine needs during cold starts.
A simple step I’m willing to take for better security is: run new protocols with small amounts for a week first, and spend extra time adding frequently used addresses to a whitelist and confirming with hardware wallets. It’s a bit troublesome, but it offers peace of mind.