➤ Block Time
Let’s talk about block time first. The block time of Ethereum’s second-layer network is generally 2 seconds, which means that every time you click a button, you have to wait 2 seconds for it to respond. Compared with the Web2 applications we use every day, it’s really slow - it usually takes 0.2 seconds to open an app. In comparison, blockchain makes people so anxious that they want to check the clock.
Suppose blockchain can be as fast as lightning, and the block time is shortened to 0.2 seconds? Will Web2 have to stand aside? The answer is: No! Even if blockchain can run faster than Liu Xiang, it may not replace Web2. Why? Because blockchain still requires wallets, gas fees and other "tickets", and it is expensive and difficult to change. Not everyone needs the "special effects" of decentralization. In some scenarios, even if you add wings to it, it can't fly.
➤ Blockchain is not here to defeat Web2, but to make up for it
Blockchain is not here to be the leader of the martial arts world and replace Web2, but to be a supporting force. Web2 has already done a lot of things very well, and blockchain does not need to steal their jobs, but should aim at areas where Web2 cannot handle, or directly open up a new battlefield. After all, those who can win are not heroes, but those who fight smartly are masters.
➤ Full-chain games: innovation or imagination?
The concept of full-chain games is pretty cool - putting the game's server logic on the blockchain, just like using the blockchain as a game server. It sounds exciting, but the question is: are there really so many games that need to do this? It's a bit like inventing a flying car but not figuring out which neighborhood it should fly in. The key is what kind of game is suitable for "on-chain" instead of messing around.
➤ Metaverse and reality: ideals are full, reality is skinny
Some people think that the digital world of the future is the metaverse, and blockchain is its foundation, because blockchain cannot be tampered with, runs forever, and resists collusion, which is simply the "perfect foundation" of the metaverse. But what about the reality? The metaverse is still far away, the treadmill has not been turned on, and the autonomous world has become a test field for MMO games and sandbox games. There are still many movie plots between this dream and reality.
➤ The current state of the blockchain industry: There is a highway, but no one knows where to go
The dilemma of the entire blockchain industry is like building a luxury highway, but no one tells you where the destination is. The technical infrastructure is amazing, but everyone is looking for the real "killer application". As a result, speculative projects like Memecoin have become popular. It's like entering the "junk time" of history, and everyone is waiting for the beginning of a new story.
➤ Conclusion
Although blockchain is very powerful, the problem is not speed but innovation. If there is no unconventional thinking, even the fastest technology can only run on the old path.
