99% of users don't care how decentralized a blockchain is; what they care about is: how fast is it? How cheap is it? Can they make money today? Those truly willing to pay for "decentralization" fall into only two categories: institutions (for security, compliance needs, RWA, ETF access); and a very small number of ideological users (<0.5%). Decentralization has never been about making more money for retail investors, but it's the lifeblood of the industry. Normally, people don't notice it, but in extreme situations, it's the last line of defense. Perhaps the future evolution will be to use two highly decentralized root chains to save the entire industry; and to use many semi-decentralized L2 chains/a small number of L1 chains to meet the needs of the vast majority of users.