Anyone been from 2017-2018 and not make any money?

I was in crypto from late 2017. Bought bitcoin then it dropped but i bought more and held.. When it started rising many other altcoins also rose. I saw more potential in the altcoins so sold all my bitcoins to trade altcoins. (But possibly I also had some innate gambling problem and didnt have the patience to wait then). I did well into the bull 2021 and made a considerable sum.

My mistake was believing altcoins had a future. Since almost all of them returned better than bitcoin in 2021 and many of them had legit use cases and partnerships. The money I made I hodled in alts not in the top 10. I also traded and leveraged alts/memes. My bankroll was a see saw. At times I even made big money but only to eventually lose almost all by end 2024. So yeah its totally possible to be from 2017 and not made a dime (In fact most coins tend to zero besides btc and a few alts, some are beakeven if you are lucky). Now I strictly make a promise to myself to only dca top 10 coins.