Last night before bed, I saw someone calling IBC a "bridge" and rushing through it. To be honest, before I do cross-chain transactions, I always first analyze in my head: who do I really trust?

The IBC system is relatively more comfortable; it consists of two chains' light clients plus validator consensus working together, with message passing relying on proofs verified on-chain. It doesn't quite resemble some bridges that just use a few multi-signature keys and approve transactions with a snap of the fingers.
But it's not foolproof either: relay (relayer) disconnections or stalls can delay you, and if the chain itself has consensus issues, no amount of "trustlessness" will help.
Recently, everyone has been talking about rate cut expectations, the US dollar index moving in sync with risk assets—rising and falling together. My feeling is that when macro sentiment heats up, cross-chain demand increases, and the risks of bridges are more easily overlooked... Anyway, I still stick to my old method: run a small test first, note down the dependent components in a little notebook, and if my hands get tired, so be it.