When you say the shitcoin market is sometimes a gambling, in my view, you seem to sound lenient about it because shitcoins are a pure gamble in the cryptocurrency space. It is always a gamble process with the developers being the ones enjoying the edge. Shitcoin market is where the main market manipulations does exist and you've got to be extra smart to know when to jump off it before a dump.
Yes, shitcoins are terrible risks and not worth it, just because some people made some few bucks with them, doesn't mean they are great and we should avoid making that mistake. The most likely outcome from investing or trading a shitcoin would be losing money and it doesn't worth the risk.
I see that some people invest into very low cap shitcoins just for a chance to make 10x because even a small investment could make it happen, but there is a reason why the yare low cap, because those investors do not look for them. This should be a good reason to stay away from them, if people with money, do not invest into those, then it means it is not going to get any better, and there is no reason why you should take that risk neither.