Aside the scams, even reputable projects won't pump because there just won't be enough money to go around.

I think solid projects will do fine. The bull market has always found a way to be better than the last. At least, 2021 was bigger than 2017. I was there for the both and I can attest. So unless this cycle becomes the first where one cycle outperforms the next one. Although records are meant to be broken and the market is truly saturated, I just think smart people will find ways to key into solid projects and this is what might make the difference.

A few days ago, I saw on X that someone was encouraging everyone to be patient and not lose faith in altseason because of the delay, and they were using screenshots from the last bull market to remind people of how some "reputed" people tweeted constantly about how that bull run was different and how there wouldn't be a run for alts.

I won't be doing screenshots but I'm actually noting the various opinions off chain and on-chain of what people are predicting or what they think. I think it'll help me sieve the voices I should be paying attention to and those I shouldn't. On my end it's actually a learning curve for me and I like that we're in this current position