Real talk: has anyone actually switched back to traditional bridging after discovering smarter ways to move capital around?

There's this approach of using cross-chain borrowing protocols that completely changes the game. Instead of the usual bridge-and-swap routine, you keep your capital sitting where it is, but you still get the ability to operate and trade on different chains. No messy token transfers, no waiting for confirmations, no unnecessary slippage.

Once you try this flow, it's genuinely hard to go back to the old bridge methodology. The efficiency gap is real—you maintain your position on the original chain while gaining cross-chain access. Capital efficiency? Way better. Execution? Cleaner. Risk surface? Smaller.

Curious if others have made this shift too. What's been your experience with alternative capital mobility solutions?