Parallel sharding was hyped to the sky, with a bunch of people getting all fired up. Later, they found that all that TPS was just spinning in place. Liquidity was chopped up into a chaotic mess, and slippage can pull you so hard into disbelief that it makes you question your life. Anyway, someone like me who deals with routing can tell at a glance which pool is most likely to rug. Oh, and behind all the loud narratives about what’s “hot,” it’s always the same: who’s going to run first. By the way, recently taxes have been tightened again in some region—the sentiment around deposits and withdrawals is extremely tense. No matter how good the tech is, without an exit channel it’s just a gambling table. Don’t just watch the excitement—remember the little gas fees sitting in your own pocket.