Lately I've been looking into MEV/ordering issues again, basically it's about someone seeing earlier and inserting earlier, even on the chain you can "cut in line." I used to think the victims were retail investors, but actually it's more like: whoever uses the certainty of "trading at the current price" is more likely to be hit by slippage and failed trades all at once; conversely, market makers and arbitrageurs might be quite comfortable... I admit I feel a bit envious, after all, relying on rules at the edge of the system is also a skill.

But the word fairness, on the chain, is a bit of a luxury. Everyone calls for transparency, but transparency = easier to be manipulated. Recently, with rate cut expectations and the dollar index moving, risk assets acting up together, that on-chain feeling of "you think the market is moving, but actually the herd is moving" becomes even more obvious. Anyway, I’ll just keep my tea cup steady, lighten my position, not move too quickly, and avoid getting cut in line as much as possible.