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I tried once: looping around on the "modular" chain, the biggest change for me as a end-user wasn't some grand narrative, but—more like building with Lego, with the wallet, bridge, DA, and sequencer each handling a part. With more steps, there are more points of failure... It's a bit like turning a hotpot into a buffet—more choices but also easier to pick up the wrong plate.
I also casually made a small comparison chart (a old habit): the transaction speed is about the same, the fees seem a bit cheaper, but the anxiety over whether those few intermediate steps "count as final confirmation" feels more real. Especially now, when memes and celebrities shout and the cycle turns faster, newcomers rush even faster than confirmation, to be honest, modularity can't save attention span either. The phrase "don't take the last baton" still works. Anyway, from now on, I'll only play along paths I understand; complex ones are not worth it.