Building Before Attention
Sometimes the work starts when no one is looking. A late night, a quiet room, a screen with more empty space than code. Plasma exists for that phase. Not the launch tweet, not the applause. The part where builders want control over how things actually run. XPL is simply part of the machinery, not a promise. It helps power chains that choose their own limits and responsibilities.
That freedom is not comfortable. Owning a chain means owning mistakes, security risks, and slow progress when tools are still evolving. There is no crowd to hide behind. Still, some builders prefer this weight. They would rather shape something carefully than rush into noise. Real systems usually begin this way, quietly, before anyone notices.