I don’t think Plasma was ever about hype. It felt more like a reality check for the space. At a time when everyone wanted blockchains to handle everything directly, Plasma asked a quieter question: should they?
The idea that the base layer should act as security and final settlement, while most activity happens elsewhere, wasn’t flashy. It was practical. It accepted that scalability has limits and tried to design around them instead of ignoring them.
What really defined Plasma for me was the exit mechanism. Users needed a clear path out if something failed. That wasn’t optional it was central. Without that, speed and low fees don’t mean much.
Even though the name “Plasma” isn’t used as often now, the layered thinking it introduced still shows up in modern designs. Some ideas just evolve instead of disappearing.
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