You ask me who exactly gets screwed over by that kind of "queue jumping" on the chain? Honestly, it's the small retail investors like me who are most likely to get exploited... I clearly clicked on a swap, saw the slippage was acceptable, but as soon as the block came, I was sandwich-attacked from both sides, and the execution price was way off. I still had to pay the small fee in my wallet, feeling pretty powerless.

What's more annoying is that it doesn't just affect that one transaction; even moving assets in the stablecoin pool can be impacted: you think you're lining up according to the rules, but in reality, someone can pay a little tip to jump the queue and take the small edge pieces that should have gone to you first. Fair or not, the experience really sucks. Over time, it turns into "Anyway, I have to leave more slippage, split my transactions, and chase fewer hot pools."

Recently, there’s been a bunch of memes and celebrities shouting to get things started, and I see the chain more like a battle for attention. The hotter it gets, the easier it is for bots to circle around. Newcomers rushing in might end up being the last to act. I’ve decided to take a more laid-back approach now—if I can set a limit price, I do. Better to earn less than to become fuel for others’ ordering games.