Whenever the bear market last st longer than expected, there is always fear in the mind of the investors, not necessarily only newbies.
While some established members of the forum would seem that they are coordinated and not afraid of the market. There are other old members that are also afraid. What brings about this perpetual fear is the type of assets invested in.
I can see you have been mentioning that you want to learn crypto. There is a big difference between learning crypto as a whole and knowing about bitcoin. If you invest in Bitcoin and the bear market stays very long, your fear will not be much if at all you are supposed to be afraid. But if you bought a shitcoin or a random altcoin and the bear market stays longer, you should be afraid and if possible say bye to your Investments because those altcoins in the period of bull run might not see another all-time high till they extinct from the market