Recently, I’ve seen people criticize “cutting in line” on-chain. Put simply, you just clicked to buy/ mint, and behind you, someone uses higher fees to shove you back. Who does it affect? It usually isn’t “capitalists”—it’s people like us: slow hands who also want to save a bit of gas, especially in that moment when you’re going after a hot mint or swapping tokens on a DEX. When slippage suddenly spikes, your mindset just shatters.

But I’m a little more Zen about it now: the word “fairness” sounds beautiful on-chain, but in reality it’s more like a form of practice—practicing to accept that you’re not first, practicing not to be derailed by a single failed transaction. Recently, that whole wave of Meme + celebrity callouts has attention shifting way too fast, and newcomers charging in feel like they’re standing at the cut-in line, waiting for other people to hop over your head… Seasoned players, don’t pretend you understand. Just a reminder: don’t be the last one in the race. Either way, I’d rather miss out than get “educated” on-chain twice.