This is probably a dumb question, good thing is that happy faces brings back after the SEC controversy. XRP riding the unstoppable bull run and the initial investors has been waiting something like that. I had a long hold and would not be tempted to sell out.
If you don't like this one, might be possible you're waiting for a better dip. 1 dollar 25 cents now, time for getting new ATH.
It is good for Ripple and Ripple investors but they don't enjoy the rally and get out, they will get rekted again by another regulation or law suit from SEC. When price climbs up, they will hope for higher prices and don't take profit, don't take a draw for their investments. When price falls deeply, they hope for a draw and sadly in reality when chances knock their doors, they reject them.
Ripple can have a new all time high with the Reversed pattern Shoulder-Head-Shoulder but I won't make any bet with my capital for Ripple new ATH. The newest rally is enough for me, I am out.
I think there is a logic behind not expecting XRP to go up, I had that for nearly 6 years or so now and I understand the current reasons as well. If you like XRP that is your own personal choice, nobody can say anything to you and you should do what you want, ignore what others say if you want to, you have that right. However others have the same right to hate and not support XRP as well, just like how you have the right to like it, it goes both ways.
No need to love or hate any cryptocurrency or their community members. The market is here and thousands of cryptocurrencies are there for us to choose, make decisions and build up our financial career. Get profit, end with losses, achieve financial freedom, get killed by the market. All of such depends on our decicions.
I personally never liked XRP because of Ripple and how centralized the coin was, it is not a current reason, it has nothing to do with SEC and nothing to do with the investigation, truth be told I wouldn't expect a coin which is owned mostly be a company and mainly by two owners of that company to be investigated by SEC and still go up neither, but if it does good for it, I never liked it far before any of that happened. I have the right to hate it for being centralized around two people, just like how you have a right to like it as well.
The centralization of Ripple and reaction of the core team members can manipulate Ripple price but we as investors can not have access to internal activities ahead of time to get in or get out of Ripple. The market is not rosy for all.