XRP is so manipulated and the supply is too much ffor it to make a huge profit unless you haave gobbled a large sum of XRP which means you have a huge capital that you can wait for it to break its ATH which was $3. In the last bull run, they didn't make it. If you were an investor of XRP at that time, you may have been disappointed as well. XRP though is great for sending as payment since its fast and with a cheaper transaction fee.
What do you mean by "so manipulated"?
I don't think the total supply is a problem as long as the price still can increase normally. Dogecoin even has unlimited total supply, but people still invest in Dogecoins due to its high increase. It is true that XRP didn't create a new ATH in the last bullrun season (2021), but the price of XRP could increase quite well. Taking profits doesn't always to wait for the new ATH, right?
Ihmo solana had unreasonable amount of fear included because it was endorsed by SBF, and because ftx/sam had large bags of it, so obviously everyone panicked about the dump. Solana itself was a victim by association, and had way more severe blows then it deserved. But then again, solana wasn't only one and could have easily failed with others without the connection. Just because or overall crypto bearmarket.
Although Solana has that bad news, in fact the price of Solana still could increase well lately. I think people will still feel optimistic in Solana because Solana actually has great fundamentals. People will forget any bad news related to Solana as long as it can prove that it doesn't hinder the development of Solana and its price in the market. Moreover, we are heading the bullrun season, people will assume positively related to the potential of SOL price in the next year.