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I've been thinking about modularity lately, and what it really changes for ordinary people. Honestly, you won't earn an extra cup of milk tea just because "the data layer and execution layer are separated"... The real experience might be twofold: first, cross-chain and cross-layer steps are becoming more like clicking a few times within the same app (though sometimes you're still stuck on bridges and fees); second, slippage and confirmation times during market making/exchanging are more controllable, at least I can set parameters based on my own thresholds instead of relying entirely on luck.
But I've also lowered my expectations: modularity doesn't mean everyone will be smooth overnight, it just shifts the "congestion, high costs, slow" issues from one chain to different modules each bearing part of the load. Recently, some people have been complaining about delays or even misleading information from on-chain data tools and tagging systems, so I prefer to look at the raw transfer paths and trading depth myself—tags are just for reference... Anyway, lowering expectations makes my mindset more relaxed. That's all for now.