Recently, everyone has been arguing about MEV and fair ordering.

At first, I was a bit slow to catch on: isn't it just about who goes first or last in a block...
But as I used it more and more, I realized that the biggest impact isn't from the "experts," but from those honest folks who simply confirm transactions.
You think you're interacting with the protocol, but in reality, you're racing against a bunch of people watching your moves.
The cost of cutting in line ultimately turns into slippage, failure fees, and that frustrating feeling of "I clearly clicked, so why didn't it execute?"

New L1/L2 incentives boost TVL, and old users complain about "mining, withdrawing, and selling."
I can understand that too: everyone is forced to compete for efficiency, and the ordering isn't transparent—it's more like grabbing seats.
Honestly, I care more about whether the wallet or frontend can clearly tell you, "This transaction might be front-run, sandwiched, or fail," instead of assuming users understand all that.
Anyway, I’m now slower and smaller in my transactions, first watching the mempool...
Hmm, maybe I’m still not smart enough, but at least I don’t miss my timing.