Last night I stayed up until 2 a.m. checking on-chain data again, and the more I looked, the more I felt that "cutting in line" is pretty mysterious. You think you've just swapped tokens on a DEX, but when the order gets re-ranked, the slippage changes accordingly—pay a little more in fees for lighter trades, or buy at the emotional peak for heavier trades... Basically, it affects regular traders with quick reflexes. MEV isn't some conspiracy theory; it's more like a race game of "who sees first, who acts first," but we basically can't keep up.

The recent testnet points wave also feels similar—everyone's guessing whether the mainnet will issue tokens. As on-chain interactions increase, bots become more active, cutting in line more aggressively, and it seems like fairness is a bit of a luxury on the chain. I'm just going to... try small amounts now, open up bigger slippage, and avoid hard conflicts with hot topics. Anyway, I can't shake the habit of slipping and chasing gains.