On the subway, while tapping the blockchain, I saw a swap with two familiar “cutting in line” moves sandwiched around it, and then I suddenly became clear again… To put it simply, MEV is all about grabbing the right to reorder: who goes first, who goes last— and in the end, slippage and fees basically get paid by ordinary people, especially those small amounts that are trying to get settled quickly. You think you’re playing the market, but sometimes you’re really just squeezing with the people in the queue.

Lately, hardware wallets have been out of stock again, phishing links are flying everywhere, and it feels like everyone’s security awareness has gone up— but fairness is even more invisible: you sign an authorization and click confirm, and if the order gets changed, you can’t really tell. Anyway, I can limit my trades, I limit them; if I can split them, I split them—don’t make impulsive trades… For now, that’s it.