No pretense, on-chain so-called "fairness" is often just about who can cut in line better. You think your trade executes the moment you press the button, but in reality, the order has already been watched: your order, slippage, even the extra fee you're willing to pay can all become reasons for someone to squeeze you out. There are basically two types of victims: small positions that love chasing hot trends, and those too lazy to set limit prices/slippage. To put it simply, MEV isn't just about snatching a few bucks from you; it's treating your trading psychology as a cash machine.

Recently, the airdrop season has become even more hilarious. Task platforms are acting like attendance checks, everyone competing for points until it feels like going to work... As on-chain congestion hits, order sorting gets chaotic, and ordinary people end up more like giving money to others. My approach is very simple: don't chase the first wave, don't hard push during congestion, set slippage to a fixed limit, keep positions small—better to miss out than fuel the chaos. To be blunt: if you think "it's just this one trade that matters," then it's probably time to stop.