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Recently, we've been talking about blockchain builders, bundles, and so on, and it feels similar to the narrative of modular chains and the data availability layer: developers' eyes light up, while users are confused. To put it simply, retail investors don't need to understand everything; just remember one thing: you think you're "placing an order/exchanging," but you might actually be waiting in line inside someone else's packaged bundle, and the order of that is very important.
My current "backup" approach is to be a bit redundant: don't use too strange routes for large transactions, try to break them into smaller parts, and avoid chasing after pools that are just starting to take off. When you see slippage suddenly become outrageous, consider it a backup alert going off. As for the remaining details like builders and MEV... you can study them if you want, or not; either way, don't treat "successful transaction" as "risk-free."