.... but understand that this is not 2017, the chances of someone getting this lucky is extremely low in this time and age,
You sound outdated. Did you forget about the people who made tons of money from Shiba, Doge, Defi tokens, P2E and NFTs? Those were not from 2017. The point I'm making is that almost everyone gets lucky during a bullrun. It usually doesn't take a genius to make money during those periods whether it's 2017 or 2021.