Recently, "parallel/sharding" has been flooding the discussions again, sounding quite lively, just like back in the day when everything had to be on-chain... But now I see this kind of narrative as a conditioned reflex: where to put assets, who holds the keys, how to exit if something really goes wrong. Frankly, no matter how high the TPS is, if you can't exit, it's just a string of numbers. Some regions are raising taxes + tightening regulations, then loosening them again, which makes me more cautious about deposit and withdrawal expectations; plans can never keep up with a single policy statement. Anyway, I’ve now written my exit plan in a cheat sheet: which bridge to use, wallet backups, steps to quickly switch to stablecoins in an emergency. And another thing: I no longer believe in "just rush in and deal with it." For now, let's do this—don't pay Gas fees twice thinking it's tuition.