L-1 will always be the best choice in any market condition, they're the main chain that's continuously used, in other words they have solid utility. However, projects like $CESS can't be compared to major L-1 like Ethereum (ETH), BNB (BNB) or Solana (SOL). Maybe $CESS is good, but not as good as some of the altcoins I mentioned above, if I had to choose, I would choose altcoins that are proven & have a long life than new projects.

BTW, I looked at the $CESS website and it turns out that this is a data-based project, which reminded me of a project that had the same concerns, but that project is now a dead project.