Today I looked at a sandwich attack case. The address that got “caught in the middle” in the gas war was actually a brand-new account doing tasks—probably just claimed an airdrop and was about to interact, but it got eaten before it even took a single step. It’s pretty heartbreaking. I always feel that this kind of “cutting in line” isn’t very fair to ordinary users, but on-chain rules are like this: ordering is determined by price—whoever bids higher goes first. It’s like street photography; where you stand determines what you’ll capture. Lately, during the airdrop season, everyone’s been competing hard. Task platforms and anti-sybil measures have made it feel like punching a time clock—points systems mean people are constantly calculating how not to get sandwiched. Sigh. Put simply, it’s a matter of probability, not destiny. Anyway, every time I see something like this, I think about whether I can run smarter next time.