You're probably not going to see an opportunity to make as much money as when XMR was under a buck, but if you hold it long term, it will increase in value.
The problem nowadays is that a lot of people became impatience since the crypto industry boom for a short period of time. With too many options to choose from, it's all about getting lucky of choosing the right coin that has the possibility of following the footsteps of Monero.
Before, only a few coins enter the scene with unique ideas and motive. It is easy to determine back then which can thrive and worth to invest. People weren't that confuse and can focus to research and study per project. Imagine now that hundreds of coins were being released per week, it's really impossible to go through piece by piece even if you dedicate your time in it.
Long term invest has became a lottery game, picking numbers and hoping that what you have choose are the winning numbers.