Physics doesn't bend to our wishes—you simply cannot run the entire world's financial infrastructure on a single blockchain. That's not pessimism, it's just how reality works.



Here's the catch with L2 solutions though. An asset living on one Layer 2 chain isn't naturally composable with an asset on another L2. They exist in silos. To move value between them, you need intermediaries—solvers to execute transactions, bridges to ferry assets across.

But here's where it gets tricky. Solvers and bridges introduce their own bottlenecks. They add latency, complexity, and potential failure points. The more dependent your ecosystem becomes on these tools, the more you're rebuilding the very centralized infrastructure you were trying to escape.
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UnluckyMinervip
· 01-12 22:56
To be honest, L2 now is just centralized with a different disguise. Bridges and solvers are just new intermediaries. In the end, you still have to trust certain nodes. Isn't that a joke?
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PretendingSeriousvip
· 01-12 22:56
Basically, it's just a change of superficial appearance without changing the substance. In the end, you still have to rely on intermediaries. So what's the point of decentralization?
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GasFeeSobbervip
· 01-12 22:52
That really hits home... I thought L2 was the savior, but it turns out we're just going in circles. With more bridges and solvers, aren't we just returning to the centralized way? It's hilarious. There's no escape; we're all trapped here.
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GameFiCriticvip
· 01-12 22:47
To be honest, this "L2万能论" is just like the "Public Chain Savior" in mobile games back in the day—numbers speak for themselves. The failure rate of cross-chain bridging, solver delays, and other fundamental issues are unavoidable. Discretization ends up recreating centralization—what a irony.
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BlindBoxVictimvip
· 01-12 22:38
Basically, it's just a change of superficial appearance without real change. The L2 multi-chain ecosystem ultimately still relies on middlemen to profit from the spread, which is no different in essence from traditional finance...
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TokenTherapistvip
· 01-12 22:38
ngl, this is the eternal paradox of Web3: the more you want decentralization, the more you rely on intermediaries.
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