DeFi protocols promised a revolution, right? But here I am staring at my screen, watching TVL dip from 200B+ at its peak to around 50B now—ouch. Feels like a ride on a rollercoaster w/no seatbelt. SBF's trial still casting shadows, like, are we living in a thriller novel? Meanwhile, everyone’s hyping up zk-rollups on Twitter, but are they just buzzwords or the real deal? Torn between jumping in or just hodling what I’ve got left. And then there's Gary Gensler’s SEC lurking around like a strict school principal... kinda makes me miss the wild west days of crypto, ngl. Scrolling through CT, I see some peeps are still bullish on L2s saving the day, but can they really? Or are we just romanticizing the next shiny thing? Maybe I should just take a break and grab a coffee... or dive into another rabbit hole. Who knows?