Recently, people keep saying that "queue jumping" on the blockchain sounds like mysticism, but honestly, it's just someone rushing to check out first. The biggest impact of MEV isn't the slippage for big players, but small orders getting sandwiched, causing the transaction price to inexplicably differ, and then you think you're just slow.

If I hadn't used a market order for convenience back then, I probably wouldn't have learned my lesson from that "lively pool"... On-chain fairness sounds like a slogan, but in reality, it boils down to: who can be faster, pay more, and play smarter.

By the way, I want to complain that recently, the flow of ETF funds and the interpretation of US stock market risk appetite are starting to flood the feeds again. When everyone's emotions heat up, they rush in, and MEV bots are working overtime too. Anyway, I'm now more concerned about transaction paths and slippage settings, to avoid becoming a liquidity donation.