You should always keep to the last and play in the long term, as patience always pays off and in the end you win.
it's just a speculation. not all assets with long-term hold can provide benefits. You have to have a really good set for the new long term. You will get real benefits from the assets you have. some assets survive only one or two years in exchange and after that they disappear. this is what often happens in the crypto market lately. the project cannot maintain their community in the market well, so it will lose prices on the market.