But this is different with the so-called hodlers. By these I don't mean early adopters who wait paiently until they can spend their coins directly without fiat. I mean those who bought bitcoins (or some other coins) and hope to sell them at hefty profits later when bitcoin gets universal recognition and adoption.
What is the difference between early adopters who wait and patient to sell at a reasonable price to make profit as investors and people who have learnt from the same early adopters to also go through perhaps, the same way to make profit. For me, I absolutely see nothing wrong with hodling. Therefore, if there is classification that OP has made, both early and new adopters should all be classified in same grouping.
Meanwhile, bitcoin is already a store of value but if you can't leave the coin to rest in the wallet because of other financial challenges or issues, you will be forced to revert to fiat and use. So, if one is able to store their coin (whatever coin), for 10years and more, so let it go, others who don't want to keep theirs can continue on the circle.