I use to sometimes try seeing if there are any good projects out there that I can take advantage of their pump, but this is scary, this is barely a year and it is dumping like this. I ain't touching shitcoins again.
I tell you for a truth that the project even tried staying for a few months before rugging. There are those that rug barely few hours or days after hitting the market. Altcoins are a terrible place to invest all what one has. I believe the caveat – Never invest what you can't afford to lose – is for altcoin investments. Again, it's not a good thing to invest in a project because of hype. You invest before the hype begins. Once you see a project pumping, it's already exposed and that puts you, the investor, at a risk of dump as those who invested before the pump are likely going to cash out on you.
Advice: We all should just focus on investing in Bitcoin, I know a lot of us already have this sentiment, but for those who are just starting, and those thinking just like me, that maybe I can cash out from a shit project, well, it's a gamble...
People will continue to look at the ROI alts give on a short term compared to what Bitcoin gives and will go for alts. It's tempting I must admit, though dangerous as you rightly put it.