@bravojohnson
What’s actually advancing isn’t the technology in a user-benefiting sense — it’s financialization. The “tech” layer mainly exists to package, disguise, and legitimize that financialization.
New tokens, L2s, bridges, restaking, points, yields, RWAs, etc. aren’t primarily solving user problems. They are creating more surfaces for speculation, leverage, fees, and rent extraction. Each layer introduces new instruments, not new capabilities ordinary users asked for.
Tech as obfuscation. Complexity isn’t accidental — it: Keeps insiders employed and relevant. Creates information asymmetry (edge = profit). Discourages casual users from fully understanding risks
Wallets can get cleaner, but they can’t hide: why you need ETH to move USDC why assets exist on 6 chains, why bridging is existentially risky. These aren’t UX problems — they’re economic design choices.
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