I set a rule for myself: when I see on-chain "queue jumping" (MEV/ordering tricks), don't rush to criticize, and don't pretend to be an impartial bystander. First ask yourself—who is placing the buy order for my transaction this time? Frankly, queue jumping often doesn't impact the grand concept of "market fairness," but rather affects that one transaction of yours that clearly clicked confirm but was eaten up by slippage; or your limit order, which inexplicably becomes a stepping stone for someone else's arbitrage.

Recently, someone also linked ETF capital flows, U.S. stock market risk appetite, and crypto market rises and falls all together. I find it quite helpless: macro narratives can of course influence sentiment, but once you execute on-chain, the "who's first, who's second" at the execution layer is what immediately takes money out of your pocket. Anyway, I now assume before placing an order that I am racing against a group of faster traders, and the less I give them, the better… that’s how I’ll proceed for now.