sticking up needs a hammer.
So the question: What I just described is what this project represents, and you sold. So did you used to need that value proposition but dont any longer? Or some other project you have discovered has a similar value proposition? Or does monero no longer represent that value proposition to you? Or did you never need it and just wanted to make a quick buck by gambling?
Regarding the bolded part, very few alts are actually used in real world scenarios. The aim of 90% of the market is to speculate on alts. Buy low sell high to aquire more fiat/btc. This will continue to be the case until real world uses for these alts are established. You cant be surprised as people move from coin to coin to acheive this goal.
Furthermore how much of a gamble is it to buy when Risto says that the price will start rising ? Compared to some alt plays I've been involved in that was the easiest wave to ride I've ever seen. One thing I've been pondering lately is what would have happened if the announcement had not been made and Risto chose to buy slowly and quietly instead of conjuring up such gusto within the market.
EDIT: I know I'm bearish in general and Ive been this way since 0.0035+ so I feel justified. Note I'm not saying that its crashing and burning just that this wave is subsiding. Another accumalation period will likely happen before another wave takes over. Its just market movements, bulltards and beartards both look stupid when they either say it's mooning or its dying.