Recently, I keep seeing everyone argue about L2: who has the highest TPS, who has the lower fees, who offers the most subsidies... it all sounds pretty lively, but my first reaction is still this: no matter how cheap it gets, it can’t stop someone on-chain from “cutting in line.” Put simply, with MEV/ordering, the biggest impact isn’t whales—it’s people like me, small traders who get an itch to click swap. Same transaction, but slippage suddenly gets worse, the execution price looks odd; then when I check, I realize I also paid a bit more in gas—weight loss failed again.

These days, I’m basically training myself not to be impulsive: when I see prices going up or down, I pause for three seconds first. If I can set a limit order, I don’t chase. If I can split it into batches, I don’t go all-in at once. And I pick routes that are less likely to get squeezed... In any case, I can’t change whether it’s fair on-chain or not, so I can only keep my own hands in check for now.