When the network is congested, I love to watch the mempool for those "queue numbers." To be clear, clicking send doesn't mean the transaction is confirmed; it just puts the transaction into the waiting room: miners/validators prioritize picking up high-fee transactions that look more profitable, and the rest just stay there, waiting until you start doubting life... What's even more awkward is that sometimes transactions get caught in a back-and-forth, with prices sliding faster than your typing speed.

My biggest fear isn't slowness, but chaos: if it's slow, I can still change the price or cancel; but chaos means you think everything is proceeding as planned, only to find the order, transaction price, and retries are all random, and your patience gets worn thin.

Recently, with Meme and celebrity shoutouts causing attention shifts, the on-chain congestion feels more like a large seat-reservation scramble. Newcomers shouldn't rush to the final moment; it's not really "the faster hand wins," but more like "even fast hands can get scammed." I’d rather do two fewer trades than gamble my luck in congestion.