Good point. People hate influencers because they tend to pump their own bags, but we need the information coming somewhere. No matter if it's a crypto "news" site, or a person who follows closely what's happening on the scene. Those people often even have teams working for them. We can't just brush them all off by saying they are "just" influencers. They are the ones bringing us more newbs and actually educating people. Well some of them are. But any influencer just following charts and throwing in target prices are waste of time imho. The ones commenting on the price action at all are not worth my time, and i have followed many of them in the past.
Only that we should know the kind of products/services we are opting for so that we do not regret. Making our researches is good too, that will ensure that we do not make mistakes. Specifically, crypto influencers are in both ways, good and bad, we should find a way to decipher the truth in what they say and commit our money if we are satisfied in our minds. Also, if you did not buy "a lie" at times, you might not buy "a truth," it has to do with risks too. Many people had risks it and had gained massively through it, there are testimonies everywhere as well. But we have to avoid being scammed which is the ultimate here, and once we are not scammed, any project can work even the ones that started bad, they might later surprise you. We've seen a lot of such and more will come.