Stop following crypto influencers, those of you who like using YouTube videos to pick coins and tokens to invest in you need to hear this, those crypto influencers on YouTube are getting paid to promote those projects they are chilling, why would they promise you 2x or 5x when they aren't part of the team themselves? They did this because that's how they make their own money. He who have hears let him hear.
Here is the general process. For these fringe projects, if you arent in the "in" group than you are just pumping their bags by buying. Fully agree here don't be fooled into buying these empty promises only to full someone else's bag. Do your own research. Start with bitcoin and go from there.