In crypto and in stocks, if you're short term paper hands seller minded person that only thinks about this year then you will lose, but if you're a long term diamond hands buyer minded person that thinks about 10 to 20 years from now then you will win.
HODL because people are born into this world everyday, these new people are future investors. People that pass away, their untouched crypto keeps the prices afloat. This is why crypto will continue to rise in price. Crypto is just like the S&P 500.