Lately I keep hearing the word "modularization" being shouted about like it's a new skin, but honestly, for a end-user like me, the biggest change is probably: more chains are appearing, and the experience is becoming more fragmented. I used to worry about which chain to use, now I also have to think about which layer the data is on, which layer the settlement is on, and my wallet has a bunch of networks... Anyway, one wrong click on a bridge and my mood just explodes.

Then with new L1/L2 incentives boosting TVL, old users start complaining again about "mining and selling," but I think this narrative spreads pretty fast: first talking about technical paradigms, then turning into a mining game once implemented. Modularization was originally meant to reduce costs and make applications smoother, but in the end, it still looks like whoever makes the subsidies more like "user growth" wins. My current habit is: when I see a very complicated process, I first screenshot and save it, then look at it again in a couple of days, and many times... I just give up and don't bother.