feels like most are desperate for the bottom to be in

the stars have aligned for many because: 'we've already seen price get slashed by -50%, war FUD has peaked, Higher Low for the first time in 2 months'
all of which is fair, but you're setting yourself up to be incredibly underwhelmed if that isn't the case.
people love to think in extremes:
"generational buying opportunity" -> "it's so over"
just ping-ponging between max hope and peak doom within a few days.
not healthy to be that emotionally volatile.
stay level; let the market come to you.
chances are, even if you feel "late" in the moment, you're still relatively early when you zoom out.