The third time being "cut in line" on the chain has really shattered my mindset... Clearly I was the first to initiate the swap, but someone else hit the gas and overtook me, not only slipping and eating the full amount but also feeling like I was casually robbed. To put it plainly, with MEV, it's not about whether "smart people can make money," but about ordinary users paying hidden tolls every time they confirm a transaction: you think it's market volatility, but in reality, it's the ordering being secretly manipulated behind the scenes.

Recently, the debate over staking and shared security with the "compound yield" approach has also been heated. I feel a bit like it's a layered trap: one layer of returns, another layer of risk, and ultimately, it's the on-chain ordering power that decides who eats first, who drinks the soup, who washes the dishes. Anyway, the only things I can do now are two: don't rush transactions too much, and don't set large slippage... As for the rest, sigh, the word "fairness" on the chain is a bit of a luxury.