Recently, I’ve been seeing discussions about MEV/ordering—basically, it means that someone on the chain can “cut in line.”

I used to think that was pretty far from me, but later I tried to snatch a mint or swap a coin on L2. Even though I wasn’t tapping slowly, the execution price still felt like it got casually bumped up by someone… That’s when it hit me: most of the people who get hurt are small retail traders—spend a bit more on slippage, wait a few more blocks, and the experience instantly turns worse.

What’s even more awkward is that, while developers are buzzing about modularization and the DA layer—these kinds of narratives—the users on the other side only care about, “Why did my transaction get pushed out again?”

My current habit is: whenever I see a strange transaction ordering, I screenshot it and save it. Anyway, I’ll forget about it in a couple of days—just to leave some evidence and comfort myself… Take it slow—during night runs, don’t sprint to race other people.