Lately I've been looking into MEV-related stuff, and the more I read, the more I feel that on-chain "queue jumping" is really just about who holds the ordering power. Ordinary people swapping tokens or rushing to mint, initially think that transactions are confirmed based on the time they click, but end up being front-run, experiencing slippage, or getting a slightly worse price... The biggest impact is actually on those who can't write scripts or don't want to watch gas fees every day.

Then I thought about the NFT royalty debates: creators want stable income, platforms/traders want more liquidity and lower costs. It's similar to ordering—when rules loosen, the dominant players can always find a "smarter" way, while the weaker ones can only accept "that's just how the market is." There are many tutorials, but I especially like those that explain a transaction from sending to packing, and also remind you of potential pitfalls in authorizations/signatures, so you at least know who is front-running you. Anyway, all I can do now is authorize less carelessly, set limits where possible, and not trust "fairness" to come automatically.