There is a phenomenon that is often overlooked: the true drivers of the ecosystem are actually the developers. Their decisions often lock in the future of a project earlier than the users do.

The factors influencing developers' choices are quite straightforward—ease of use, maturity, and whether it avoids pitfalls. Concepts and stories are just the icing on the cake.

The storage field in Web3 is a typical example. Developers have long struggled with a dilemma: either sacrifice user experience for decentralization or compromise decentralization for a smooth experience. This duality has tormented many project teams.

The meaning of the Walrus protocol is actually to break this deadlock. Its real strength doesn't lie in how cool the technology itself is, but in making this binary choice less painful. When storage solutions can seamlessly integrate on-chain logic, developers no longer need to manually assemble or repeatedly handle fault tolerance, the switching cost drops dramatically.

When costs decrease, the speed of ecosystem expansion often exceeds expectations. This is an area where the market has not fully priced in.

Many excellent infrastructure tools are not promoted through marketing but gradually become standard tools through developers' silent adoption. Walrus seems to be following this path.