Recently, when I see everyone talking about modular blockchains, I keep thinking of "chargers"… In the past, it was one cable with one connector, and if it broke, you replaced the whole set; now, like fast charging for phones, the cable, connector, and protocol are separate and can be combined. For end users, it basically means: it might not feel immediately better to use, but you'll more often see details like "Which chain am I on," "Is this bridge reliable," "Why hasn't the confirmation arrived yet," and so on. Wallets now have a bunch of network options, like plug standards.

There are also benefits: some applications can choose cheaper and more stable "chargers," so the cost fluctuations won't instantly freeze you out if something goes wrong; the downside is that when problems occur, the responsibility chain is as long as three layers of adapters, making it quite tiring to trace. I also have shadows from the economic collapse of chain games—inflation + studio-driven price spirals—no matter how beautiful the modularity, it can't fix "the battery itself leaking electricity." What I care more about now is: the paths assets cross, where the liquidity actually pools, and whether I can, in the worst case, withdraw everything back to my main wallet with one click… Anyway, that's how it is for now.