Honestly, looking at projects now, I no longer feel the same passionate excitement as I did at the beginning. Once I saw words like "disrupt" and "revolution," my hands started to itch. But what happened? Earned little, lost a lot, and had to be cut by fees one after another.

The most frustrating thing isn't the market downturn, but rather not making any money and being repeatedly tormented by Gas fees. That feeling is really uncomfortable.

Carefully examining many ecosystems on the market, they are essentially tailored for big players. High costs, high barriers, complex processes—ordinary users just become the background. Not participating out of fear of missing out; participating, yet gradually worn down. I’ve given up on expecting anyone to turn things around for me; I just want to avoid some pitfalls and be less exploited as a leek.

XPL gives me a slightly different impression. It doesn’t really tell stories, but it’s pondering a very realistic problem: if the cost of a chain remains high, what do ordinary people have to survive? You can't expect everyone to be long-term value investors, tech enthusiasts, or faith-based players. Most people just want to use, try, and operate at their own pace.

My imagination of this kind of ecosystem isn’t a noisy market, but a slowly growing community. Everyone knows it’s not glamorous here, but it’s very practical. Not for show-off, but for real usability. Value isn’t reflected in trending topics, but in the fact that "someone is actually continuously using it."

If the next wave of ordinary users really floods onto the chain, I think they won’t first rush to the most complex and money-burning places, but will choose those that meet daily needs and are relatively cost-friendly.