As you say, many try and time the market; I am not one of those investors. Too dang risky. I believe it's far worse, but I do not want to offend anyone.IMO a lot of people bought into Tesla hoping to make some big bucks quick, I am sure anyone that bought it a $300-400 is not as gung ho as you are about it.
I am not talking about me, gung ho, whatever. I am talking about the market. I am a long term hold on the little TSLA I own, just like the rest of my portfolio. Even with the roller coaster, my little TSLA investment has still nearly doubled. Sometimes you get lucky.
Sure, if you bought TSLA at $400 you are not happy. Conversely I am not happy I bought the car in Dec 2018 instead of the stock. Hind sight is 20-20, as they say.
If you want to build wealth, it takes time, just like your impressive KSAs and your contribution to your customers, to this website and to me personally.
FYI, in Silicon Valley KSAs is an acronym for "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities". KSAs will take you far because they result in results.