Lately I've been looking into blockchain builders, bundles, and such, and I feel retail investors don't need to push themselves to become engineers. Just knowing the basics is enough: the transaction you send may not go "directly into the block," it could be bundled, front-run, or even casually snatched for some profit. Basically, you're in line, but someone nearby can rearrange the queue.

Right now, I only remember two things: don't randomly click on unknown "accelerate/bundle" buttons, try to use reliable wallets/routes, and if you see outrageous slippage, stop for a moment. As for the rest... knowing too much detail won't help you manually tear apart MEV, and it might just keep you awake at night.

By the way, looking at social mining and fan tokens, "attention as mining" sounds pretty romantic, but attention can also be bundled, and in the end, whoever builds the block gets to call the shots.

My biggest fear isn't losing money, but losing control: clicking confirm, only for the chain to turn into a different story—that helpless feeling hurts the most. That's all for now, learn slowly, don't hand yourself over to the buttons.