When you are trying to invest in for long term, you may not really think about the value in USD being eaten by the market. It will cross your mind every time the price dip which you could have decided to sell and buy later to increase the number of your satoshis. It's risky but traders do this. They do this to own more BTC because they think of the future value.

I mostly get paid in crypto for work, and it's a practical way to save money and make online payments.

I don't believe any of the above. I bought btc because it was trending. It has kept trending and made me some very nice return, and this is -surprise surprise- why I still hold and buy btc. It's a zero anxiety long game.

Isn't it somewhat odd that you are asking this question while hodling? This question matters, of course, but this is a very fundamental question which should have already been asked even before you made your first Bitcoin purchase.

I know that the reason for buying Bitcoin may not be the same reason for hodling it, but why did you buy Bitcoin or Ethereum or other digital currencies in the first place? The clue may be right there. If you bought Bitcoin because it is the emerging fad and it is cool to be in and not left out, then there's indeed no more reason for you to hold on to your Bitcoin now.

Then you shouldn't have bought altcoins in first place. Altcoins will always keep going lower and lower as people dump them in the long run even though they may see some short term pumps.
As for bitcoin for the past 2+ months the price has been around $35k and hasn't been going anywhere else, so your comment doesn't apply to bitcoin.

As to answer your title, I own bitcoin because I seek financial sovereignty.

Perhaps, you should ask yourself because we have different opinions about why we own bitcoin. But people who own bitcoin realize that bitcoin can be their long-term investment, so that they want to have more and more bitcoin. They will buy more bitcoin at any price, especially if the price can go down to the low price, and they will not only hold it but will sell it when the price increases.

Related to the negative news that we read, that will not always impact the price, but it just happens temporarily, so we don't have to worry. The price will be increased after that news, and the price will have more chances to break the highest price.

In the investment world, high-risk investments always provide much greater profits...

Cryptocurrencies are high-risk investment assets, Bitcoin price volatility is an example. I personally am very ready for the changes that will continue to occur in the price of Bitcoin, there is no reason for me to be afraid of its price volatility. today Bitcoin might be worth $1 but tomorrow it might be worth $1 million.

Bitcoin is profitable and we should study it in order for us to understand how it works and how it can help an individual financially.

It can really secure our future when you think about your own financial stability in the next few years as we all know that it is volatile.

I own bitcoin since 2016 and it is really a good thing for me and changed my life.

Bitcoin's volatility is not something new...well maybe it can be new to newbies but for us who have with the coin for the past two years at least we are already accustomed to its rise and fall...and we certainly know how to deal with it emotionally. I am not actually anxious if Bitcoin is dipping I just smile and hope that soon it can be back up high. Bitcoin will not be that popular without its volatility. People will never be investing with Bitcoin if its price will be as flat as a stablecoin. And if one is willing to see Bitcoin go up and reach a new ATH, one has to endure its usual dips and that is what is happening right now. So there is no point to be actually anxious that is just a big waste of time and emotion.