If you can't distinguish between the two based purely on the context posted in this thread, then you really shouldn't be investing large sums of money in crypto.
I strongly disagree with that sentence. If something is clearer more than ever after all these events is that at this point in time and I would argue that in the future too, technical fundamentals don't matter when it comes to investments. Price of XVG didn't flicker because markets don't give a f*** about fundamentals.
You can invest money in Shit, and be sure that if Shit has a good marketing team and Shit is on an exchange where it can be traded, Shit will eventually go up in price and people will make money of it.