I've recently been getting a bit obsessed with MEV, to be honest, it's about on-chain "cutting in line": you think you're queuing fairly, but someone is paying to change the order. The most directly affected aren't the "tech folks," but regular traders and small pool operators—slippage suddenly increases, transaction prices inexplicably worsen, and in the end, you might think it's just your own mistake.

I treat complexity as an enemy: if you can avoid front-running, don't give it the chance to happen. For example, don't execute a large trade all at once into a low-liquidity pool; break it up if you can, set limit orders or slippage protections when possible, at least don't give it away for free.

By the way, recently some places have tightened taxes and compliance signals, changing deposit and withdrawal expectations, and those on-chain "urgent entry/exit" orders are more likely to be targeted... Anyway, I now pay more attention to actual usage and cross-chain liquidity; just because it's lively doesn't mean it's safe. That's all for now.