I used to think that MEV “cutting in line” was just that the people who are faster on-chain make a bit more, and it had nothing to do with ordinary arbitrageurs like us. But when I think about it now, it really makes a difference—those frontrunning transactions push slippage up, and smaller orders end up getting liquidated. Especially during this airdrop season, points-based projects are competing like office workers, and the task platform’s anti–Sybil measures are driving people to go cross-eyed. In the past, what they called “fairness” was “allocation”; now they call it “anti–Sybil.” Bottom line: the underlying logic hasn’t changed—whoever gets in place first gets the share. But as a small bubble in a fish tank, I’m not going to rush the front. If I’m slower, then I’m slower; if there’s a chance to pick up scraps, I’ll take it.