Recently, people have been talking about "modularization." Frankly, as a end-user, the most direct feelings are two points: more chains and longer paths. It used to be just clicking twice on a single chain, now there are a bunch of L2/ cross-chain/ DA layers in between. The speed might be a bit faster, and fees might be a bit lower, but the number of signatures also increases, and when something goes wrong, it’s more like “which segment actually broke.” For someone like me who is very security-conscious, modularization isn’t about more freedom; it’s about being more cautious, treating authorization/ bridges/ aggregators as high-risk areas, preferring to be slower rather than taking shortcuts.

The macro discussions about rate cut expectations, the dollar, and risk assets acting up together also seem similar: on the surface, it’s just a button, but behind it is actually a chain of transmission links. Anyway, I stick to my old methods now: back up offline if possible, sign less if possible, regularly clear authorizations, and sleep more peacefully.