When it comes to the builder and bundle system, retail investors really don't need to push themselves to become semi-researchers. Just remember: the "price" and "slippage" you see are not necessarily the prices you can execute at; someone is packaging, cutting in line, and bundling orders to make money. There are only two things you can do—don't rush in when liquidity is thin, and don't blindly confirm with default settings. Use batching, limit orders, and chase fewer pumps; that's enough.

If you go further into researching builders, relays, or MEV auction processes, it's basically just seeing how others are eating you. Knowing that doesn't mean you can counter it. Also, I’m not surprised that recent on-chain data tools and tagging systems are criticized for being laggy and misleading: tags are inherently "post-hoc interpretive," relying on them as an omniscient perspective will eventually backfire.

I no longer believe that "certain tags can immediately identify who is dumping," because whether cash flow and fee switches are turned on or off is the real factor; everything else is just narrative.