Recently, I’ve been watching those blinking transactions on the chain, and when others say "the opportunity has come," my first reaction is: isn’t this just me paying tolls for others... Sandwich attacks and arbitrage sound pretty advanced, but honestly, it’s just about who can cut in line first and take the price difference.

Others think they can quickly snatch a profit, but in reality, many times they’re just being taken advantage of by someone faster, who casually squeezes liquidity. When miners/validators have high income, MEV heats up, and the fairness of transaction ordering gets criticized, I’m not surprised either—rules are just there, and everyone is writing scripts based on their interests.

Now I’m more cautious when placing orders; I prefer limit orders when possible, and I’d rather have smaller slippage—anyway, I don’t want to be the one "contributing to the ecosystem."