You have some idea of what you want to accomplish as a cryptocurrency holder:
- Did you want to buy and hold for a decent amount of time?
- Did you want to make a quick strike buy buying crypto low to turn around as soon as it went 2x, 10x, 100x, etc. ?
Keep in mind your goals as you read content from people here as well as from other sources. As long as you DYOR you will be fine. If it feels as is someone is pressuring you to buy/sell-- or even if someone is trying to nudge you to buy or sell-- that's a red flag to notice.
The above is for crypto, but it could be expanded to broader situations or to other aspects of life. With corporate media and legacy media being what they are these days worldwide, you need to compare what they say with your experience and what you have learned in life. If you have other sources of information you trust, compare what establishment media says with your information sources. Also compare what people you know say with your trusted information sources.
In the end, it's a 3-word sentence: Trust, but verify.
This is applicable everywhere in life. You just can't get excited about what someone said and react to it unless you are confident about it. After all it's your decision and you know best how it would impact your life. Your research and insights are the most important becuase without it you will never be sure of what you do. Somebody's research might be from their perspective so you gotta watch out.