Whitepaper and road mad are nice and good things for a project. They tell you what is to be expected of in project especially if you are an investor. But then scam issues sprung up, recognizing the power and influence of whitepaper and road, came in and capitalised on it to defraud a lot of investors
And now it becomes difficult to trust whitepaper and road map, but it wasn't like that from the beginning.
The solution I presume now; lets take whitepaper to tell us what the project devs aim to achieve; dont use whitepaper as a reason for investment.
In general, there is no need to invest in new projects that do not have a finished product and who do not have support from large exchanges or funds.
They all carry great risks that are not compensated by anything. Big risks usually have to carry a greater opportunity to earn, but with the onset of a bear market, the opportunity to earn is gone, but the risks remain.