ETH has stepped down from the altar of smart contracts and DAPPs with EVM

Once upon a time, Ethereum (ETH) represented the entire future of smart contracts, and EVM was seen as the key to opening a new era of decentralized applications. However, a decade has passed, and ETH has not continued to lead; instead, it has gradually dragged the entire industry into a 'compatibility quagmire,' ultimately falling from its pedestal.

The era of explosive smart contracts was indeed led by ETH, but starting in 2021, this track has gradually been hijacked by 'hype, copy-paste' and 'technological stagnation.' EVM has been touted as the 'industry standard,' yet has not truly evolved. Developer tools are outdated, gas fees remain high, L2 is slow and cumbersome, cross-chain experiences are poor... this is far from an altar; it is clearly shackles that lock down innovation.

The most ironic thing is that while EVM-compatible chains are rampant, chains with real technological breakthroughs (such as Aptos with Move VM, Solana with parallel computing, and Cosmos with modularity) are dismissed by the ETH community as 'heretics,' with the reasoning that they are 'not EVM compatible.' One must ask, whose burden is EVM? Today's ETH is not leading technology but is instead conservative and outdated—dragging the Web3 world into a stalemate of a 'lowest common development platform.'

ETH should have been synonymous with innovation, yet has become the spokesperson for 'backward compatibility.' Technology should favor the fittest, and the world of smart contracts should be updated and renewed, rather than forever trapped in the dull old frameworks of Solidity and MetaMask.

It is time to acknowledge: ETH has stepped down from the altar of smart contracts and DAPPs with EVM. The new wave of technology will be led by platforms that truly embrace performance, user experience, and developer friendliness. Saying goodbye to myths and welcoming reality is the true awakening of Web3.