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These days, I've been looking at words like "data availability / ordering / finality," and honestly, don't be scared—just focus on one line: Can your order be seen by everyone (don't hide the data), can someone cut in line and change the order (don't let the sorting be manipulated), and does it finally count as valid (finality that doesn't jump back and forth). Even if just one of these three fails, the experience feels like "I thought the trade was completed, but it turns out I was just a background player."
When spot / derivatives funding rates are extremely high or low, and the community is arguing whether to reverse or keep pumping the bubble, I usually don't guess the plot first. I lower the exposure to make it less harsh: reduce your position size, keep some cash flow, and prefer to eat less than to fight during the most sensitive times of "ordering + finality."
My mom also asked me: Isn't that just like a network card? I said... it's a bit like that, but more like queuing to buy tickets. The queue and the ticket stub both need to be public, and in the end, it has to be stamped to count. That's all for now.