I used to watch those flashing arbitrage and sandwich attacks on the blockchain and feel a twinge of excitement: hmm, did I miss another "opportunity"? Now, honestly, I first ask myself: is this opportunity mine, or am I just paying others' transaction fees + acting as the counterparty? You think you're quick, but in reality, it's the bots watching your slippage and panic orders.

Recently, there's been talk about tax increases and regulatory looseness in certain regions, causing deposit and withdrawal expectations to shift. Everyone prefers to "rush to execute," making sandwich attacks even more tempting—the tasty part is the one between you. Anyway, I now prefer to place orders more slowly, split them into smaller parts, and avoid pools with low liquidity, so I don't send extra budget to those little guys at night... Yeah, I’m also a little guy, just standing in the proposal zone, scrutinizing where their budgets go.