These days, I've been looking into that "queue jumping" in MEV and who it really hurts. To be honest, it's not about who has better technology, but about how you think transactions are processed in order, when in fact someone can slip in front of you and push the slippage and fees onto you. Small transactions might not feel it, but once it’s a popular pool or a chain game with frequent entry and exit, retail investors are treated like liquidity ATMs, and when emotions run high, they’re more likely to chase after the trend.

I've also seen many crashes on chain games: when inflation opens up, studios jump in, and the token price spirals downward, then on-chain sorting gets "optimized," and the experience for ordinary players is shattered... Anyway, in the end, everyone blames the game itself, but the "unfairness" on-chain gets amplified very quickly.

Now I try not to compete during crowded periods, preferring to eat a little less than to force my way in. What I’ve learned isn’t a skill, but to first admit that on-chain isn’t like lining up to buy bubble tea, and not to use your emotions to fight against others’ sorting rights.