2026-01-18 15:30:25

Not long ago, the projects Starknet, Scroll, zkSync, and others were extremely popular in the community. Everyone was staying up all night to interact, and I also followed the trend by creating a bunch of wallets, with dense interaction records in an Excel sheet. At that time, I felt like a factory worker in the cyber era—mechanically repetitive, yet full of anticipation. Looking back now, this wave of ecological enthusiasm actually reflects the collective recognition of everyone towards Layer 2 and zero-knowledge proof directions. As projects have come this far, the way users participate is also changing. From blindly chasing trends to making rational choices, the ecosystem is maturing.

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CrashHotline

· 6h ago

Staying up all night interacting, I really went a bit crazy back then. Thinking about it now, it's a bit embarrassing... But on the other hand, we really didn't choose the wrong direction with this wave of L2.

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MEVHunterNoLoss

· 6h ago

Haha, really, I was also one who kept chasing one after another back then. Now looking at those wallet addresses, they are all sealed away. Honestly, from blindly chasing to now calmly observing, I really feel a different vibe. But you say the ecosystem is mature, I actually think the current hype isn't as high anymore, is that okay? Excel was updated daily back then, now I’m too lazy to look, and I’ve forgotten what I even chased. By the way, how are zkSync and Scroll doing now? Are people still interacting? From a cyber assembly line worker to making rational choices, to put it nicely, it’s really just going from a leek to a bystander. Back then, I really chased everything, and now I realize most of us didn’t make any money.

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