If there is anything I've truly learnt from my time in this forum, is not to follow popular opinions or crypto influencers.
From the above quote, you are not a newbie an alt account of a senior member. But that's not withstanding and let discuss what you said. Op as me in the cryptocurrency ecosystem market place, public opinion is very much necessary because there are some coins or projects that you will to invest because of the value in the market but you don't have to just invest in it but you need to make some inquiries to know if the project is genuine or not and with that different answers will arrive then you choose the important one and filter the rest.
The only place I will not take advise is telegram. That social media platform is for scammers channel.