The reason most of us asking this question is because we have doubts about bitcoin and its future. If we just ride with the flow and where we going with the help of bitcoin, our financial life wouldnt be the same. If this is worrying us now, even with to much attention and popularity is higher today what more to those who invest in bitcoin 8 to 10 years ago. We being part of the community will be the one decide what future what we want to be, together.
'Riding along' in the current times, IMO, isn't a really a sound advice since it looks as if we relied ourselves in what others subconsciously agreed upon. Without questioning something or being rational about one thing is kinda scary, especially with bitcoin, considering that it's just a few years old yet the gains are astronomical and are exhibiting signs of a bubble similar to those of the famous ones. I'm not saying that you should abandon the project or anything, but the point is that most people lose money because they aren't doing the slightest of research to aid them in their trading ventures.
No wonder why so many newbies quit immediately after losing a fair amount, they just tend to 'ride along' with what's new.