Just now, I swapped coins on the chain, clearly clicked confirm, but the transaction price ended up feeling like someone pushed it from behind... No need to guess, it's probably that damn ordering issue: someone saw what you were about to do in advance, cut in line, or sandwich your order, what they’re taking isn’t “market volatility,” it’s your patience and slippage. Recently, there are also a bunch of AI agents automatically placing orders and interacting, claiming to free your hands, but loosen your grip and you’re more likely to get chopped up like a leek.

To put it simply, MEV mainly affects ordinary people: the more anxious you are, the more you use market orders, the more you chase hype, the easier it is for “faster people” to take your cut. Don’t believe in some fair matching—this is the ecosystem on the chain. My approach is very simple: chase less, rush less, use limit orders when possible, set small slippage, if it doesn’t work, don’t trade; don’t get carried away with automated trading, don’t give wallet permissions before understanding the safety, I’m not here to be a bag holder.