After being in this circle for a long time, people always question that having good technology does not mean you will win! And often use Polkadot as an example!
But @gavofyork's answer is: good technology will definitely win! It just doesn't necessarily win in the first round. Because there are too many eye-catching narratives in the market.
Gavin used the examples of VHS and Dreamcast to illustrate:
Betamax technology is more advanced, but VHS is cheaper and can record longer, so it won the market.
Dreamcast took the lead in listing, but in the end it was PlayStation that laughed last.
Why? Because PlayStation made more products based on better technology!
It's the same in Web3.
Polkadot is not just showing off, but solving long-term and really difficult problems - large-scale trustless computing, independent bandwidth, and an execution environment that is not affected by congestion.
It may not become popular immediately, but the direction is right.
Real innovation is the kind that is still "useful" a few years later.
A good product is not about piling up parameters, but solving problems.
The competition is not only about speed and popularity, but also about patience and sense of direction.
@Polkadot did not take the easiest path, but chose to solve the most difficult problems: high security, strong throughput, independent execution, and no congestion.
Maybe it is not obvious now, but in a few years, these are what Web3 really relies on.
Solving long-term problems is the best product route!
