The topics in the market will constantly change, but the underlying demand remains stable: to transfer value more quickly, more reliably, and more audibly to where it should go. The settlement layer determines whether funds can be turned over at high frequency, the data layer determines whether rules can be reliably executed, the cross-chain layer determines whether liquidity can escape isolation, and the governance layer determines whether the system can continuously correct itself. The ecosystem that can truly traverse cycles often isn't the noisiest part, but rather that every part is durable enough and operates in synergy.
TRON's long-term advantage is more like 'making the everyday default': controllable costs allow processes to be broken down and adhered to, predictable confirmations make turnover smoother, and tools and infrastructure make building and using closer to daily operations. Time will filter out the noise, leaving behind repeatable actions: one transfer, one distribution, one settlement, one permission recovery, one cross-chain scheduling. Making these actions smooth is the true source of compound returns for the ecosystem.