Actually, everyone understands that cross-chain is basically about "who do you trust?"

I was just experimenting with IBC-related interactions, and it feels like a pixel portal—pretty cute— but I keep thinking about reconciliation:
Do you trust the source chain's consensus not to fail?
Trust the relayer (the transporter) not to slack off?
Trust the light client/verification logic not to be written poorly?
And avoid the target chain from acting up...
Missing any one of these could turn into "where's my money?"
And those new L1/L2 projects that launch incentives to boost TVL, with old users complaining about mining, selling, and dumping—it's not without reason:
When the bridge heats up, arbitrageurs rush in, on-chain messages get congested, and in the end, the unlucky ones are the users who want to use it seriously.
Anyway, I now prefer to do small cross-chain transfers first, confirm the funds arrive, then add more—better to be slow than to trust everything all at once.