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I just saw a post about options buyers and sellers, and it suddenly made me think about the charger situation—buying options is like buying a fast-charging adapter. You think, “Charge to full in an hour and then I’m out,” but over time that fast-charger itself is also consuming power, and the time value gets gradually eaten away. As for the seller, it’s like someone renting you a power bank: they collect a bit of rent, and as long as you don’t unplug before the “charge” is finished, they keep making money from that rent.
Anyway, recently I’ve been looking at the modular angle—developers were chatting enthusiastically about the DA layer. I opened it up and, oh, it’s basically about “who’s responsible for keeping track of your balances, and who’s responsible for transmitting your balances.” I get it, but I’m also confused: users don’t have time to manage any of that. They only care about when it can be used.
Forget it—let’s leave it at that. I’ll just play on my own.