When we are in optimistic sync mode:
i.e.:
Syncing *** Slot: 13471644, Head slot: 13471643, Waiting for execution layer sync, Connected peers: 100
We don't subscribe to data column subnets. Which means we follow the chain by downloading columns via RPC.
This is particularly relevant when running node in full custody via p2p-subscribe-all-custody-subnets-enable.