Recently, I came across a bunch of testnet incentive strategies, everyone claims it's fair, but in reality, everyone is figuring out how to "get ahead." Basically, MEV/ordering is just on-chain queue jumping: you think you're interacting with the protocol, but you're actually competing with a bunch of bots watching your transactions. Who does this affect? The most direct impact is on ordinary users—those slippage and fee costs, and that frustrating feeling of "I clicked so quickly but the transaction price is worse."

I'm not regretting the outcome, but I was naive back then, thinking that on-chain = transparent = fair... Transparency is real, but fairness? It depends on who can better exploit that transparency. Now I’m pretty Zen: if you can set a limit order, do it; don’t impulsively market buy, especially when hot topics come up (like rumors of mainnet token issuance), which makes you easier to turn into an ATM. Anyway, I dislike it too, but if I want to earn points, I have to grind; diligent hands, but keep a calm mind to stay safe.