No one questions the rise of gold. However, you'd be a fool to have invested in it, since it's "rise" has been vastly outpaced by nearly every stock index.. Like they say, a fool and his gold...

https://www.macrotrends.net/2608/gold-price-vs-stock-market-100-year-chart

Like they say a fool and his gold are hard to separate. Seems this trend will continue for crypto. Or worse.

And your PhD is in what? I suppose nothing analytical.