Recently, I've been thinking again about who the MEV "queue jumping" really screws over. Honestly, the worst part isn't those big players forcing their way in, but rather my own type of placing limit orders that get pulled back. The price is about to hit me, but due to congestion on the chain and a change in order sequence, the trade just misses by a hair... then the next second, it bounces back and moves away, like someone just closed the door on me.

Some say "you can tell who's doing it just by looking at on-chain tags," but now those data tools and tagging systems are pretty mysterious too. They’re not only lagging but can also mislead you. Staring too rigidly at them can actually ruin your mindset even more.

Right now, I see myself as applying a patch: not aiming for absolute fairness, but fixing what I can. Spreading out my orders more, leaving some room for slippage, sometimes even willing to miss out, so I don’t get caught in queue jumping and blow my emotions too. Anyway, the market is irrational, so I’ll keep placing my orders in spots others dare not, staying calm.