BTC, alt & meme coins, They all behaved, worked & seen as 3 entire different entities despite of being fallen in the same category.
Short terms holders, hustlers, quick gain seekers keep searching for the last 2, & sometimes they make good profit out of those.
I won't be labelling like most of the comments here that meme coins are scam/fraud, blah blah blah - - I've seen my fellows making decents from those. Recently $SUBBD & Fantasy pepe are hyping & some would definitely earn from those.
But
BTC is something stable, mature & decent. Investing in it in most cases is safe ( specially in the long run ), Tho the halving time is gone & next is too far to discuss about.
Glad to know that you are doing great.
I usually get a no-go for meme coins here, but I agree with you that my friends have been religiously following some meme brands, and despite the fear and past experiences, they always do end up with some bucks to party, enjoy, and wipe their tears.
Also, I have mentioned Fantasy Pepe somewhere in my altcoins post - coz my friend has been endlessly praising Pepe and comparing it to Doge and whatnot - are you too into memecoins? What are you looking at currently?