Crypto has matured now I think to the point that investing solely based on narrative/hype is a thing of the past. With blockchains, this check lists can be researched on chain in detail to make better informed decisions. For me, the inflation dynamic is one that I'm gradually understanding better. I used to think the staking will offset it by default but when you consider that it's in a bear market and many tokens don't recover their all time high, it's not worth the staking and grabbing more of the token.