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what do folks think about the new post on modular vs integrated blockchains?

what do folks think about the new post on modular vs integrated blockchains?

https://multicoin.capital/2023/08/15/the-hidden-costs-of-modular-systems/

Cofounder, Managing Partner @ Multicoin Capital

i spent the last week messing around with op stack and now thinking about this

> Flexibility Is Overrated

huge +1 from me on this point (@kylesamani)

The article reads like “Here are 7 reasons why Solana will overtake Ethereum”

Tiresome

Both will succeed, whether one tribe likes it or not. They will compete for use cases. They will both win. And win a lot of the market share. There’s just too many good developers in both ecosystems for this not to happen imo

I get what he is trying to say, but I think it misses the point a bit to be honest (feels like it has an agenda to it). There is a reason why we have modularity and not all of this will affect end developers focusing on applications.

I wonder if it’s a distinction without a difference? Web2 saas has been a huge unlock of specialisation being available  for those good at generalisation. Gas cost is real but lowering because of specialised networks. Dev complexity gets eaten if end user experience/cost is advantageous. It’s all evolving …