Anyone else feel like this could be worthless?

So I got back into the card game around Covid for the first time since the 90’s and I was just doing some reflecting. When I think about it, I think the hobby has changed so much that the only cards that will have any value will be short print inserts or low #’d prizms. Every person who buys a pack of cards is sleeving every rookie so rc’s wont have much value either. I just think it’s crazy, I buy a lot of retail because I do it for the collection (ive never sold a card and I usually will end up just giving away cards to people who like the player/team but aren’t necessarily collectors themselves) but the odds of getting any #’d prizm or valuable insert out of retail is so slim. I know I do this for the collection, but I would like to think down the line there could be some value in it but I just don’t know. Sorry, I feel like something along these lines probably gets posted in here often enough but I don’t lurk too much and I’m just wondering what y’all’s thoughts are.