Recently, I’ve been seeing a bunch of people talk about “sandwich attacks” and arbitrage, saying things like “on-chain opportunities are everywhere.” What I see now looks more like this: you think you’re picking up cash, but you’re really just covering someone else’s fees + slippage—and you’re even broadcasting your trading intent to everyone at the same time. Especially with cross-chain swaps: you’re stuck waiting for confirmations while your mind is cracking, and if the router’s design is even slightly off, it gets jammed—then the final execution price becomes a total mess… I have zero tolerance for this kind of “the user has to take everything on themselves” experience.

Airdrop season is also pretty funny. Task platforms keep getting stricter with anti-bot/anti-sybil measures, and the points system turns “free-hunting” into the same kind of grind as clocking in for work. Anyway, once I lower my expectations, it feels easier: when I see big pools, I immediately assume they’re “someone else’s fee source,” and I won’t use them if I can. If I really need to swap, I split it into smaller orders—even if it’s slower—at least I’m not just acting like a transparent bystander.