you buy to earn, deposit to earn PI via participation.
I remember a project long time ago that I have invested money that I've earned and it was high in value now if I can look back at that time. It may not that be much on those years but I have believed about that "earning" while doing some activities is a good feature. But it didn't took long time when this "trade to earn" or "trade to mine" feature of a project because eventually they've made an exit scam. They have rug pulled without having to say anything and everything was deleted. I am not saying that this is what PI is trying to do but it made me remember that moment and so with those people in this community of PI, I'll just say good luck to all of you.
Everyone have their own way of viewing projects and what they foresee the project will achieve or become in the future, that is exactly how the mind of those people will react and see the project in the short or long time. A lot of projects have rug pulled people but that still doesn’t stop them from having trust in others projects or similar ones because the crypto space is always full of plenty opportunities and when you give up on one, more of them will come and pass you by. Altcoins are not coins that can be hold for the long time, most of them don’t make it long in the crypto space and that’s why many people don’t like hodling them, as they receive their rewards, they immediately sell them off.