Last night, the blockchain was a bit congested. I watched the mempool (basically a queue of transactions waiting to be packaged) for a while, and it felt like rush hour on the subway: sending out a transaction doesn’t mean you get on the train first. Miners/validators prefer to pick the “tickets” that cost more; if you set the gas too low, you’ll be stuck, or even cut in line by those behind you. By the time your transaction actually gets into a block, the price might have already slipped away, especially with meme-like attention shifts—when a celebrity calls out, everyone rushes in. Beginners at the back of the line might think they’re sprinting, but they’re actually just chasing the hype.

I prefer to “see the queue and the ticket prices clearly before deciding whether to send,” rather than “rush in first and deal with it later.” Anyway, when there’s congestion, I’d rather do less or just cancel and restart, to avoid being carried away by my own emotions.