I’ve been seeing the term “modular” a lot lately. It sounds a bit highbrow, but if you spell it out plainly for regular users, it really boils down to two things: when you use your wallet to click and confirm, what chain is running behind the scenes, where the data is stored, and who handles settlement—these may be split up, but you only care that you don’t get stuck, you don’t pay too much, and you don’t lose anything.

Now Layer 2 is busy comparing TPS, fees, and ecosystem subsidies, arguing like it’s a market stall, but when it actually lands in my hands, what I care about is this: don’t make me sign repeatedly as I move across things, and don’t keep changing bridges on me; and if something goes wrong, can it be investigated clearly, and can losses be contained in time?

Forget it—plainly speaking: if modular can make “using it feels like using an app” happen, instead of forcing me to study a bunch of jargon, then that’s a real change. Otherwise, no matter how fast or cheap it is, I’ll still place orders according to the rules—once it reaches the limit, I’m out. I won’t force myself to “follow the trend” and act tough just for the hype.