Yes because it will help you analyze signal versus noise.

Learning how it interacts with the blockchain, what motivates the users, and understanding why it is a non-issue due to real economic factors will provide overlying clarity to apply analysis to determine what out there is garbage and not to spend time on generally.

If you already have that top-down heuristic to draw from then no, don’t waste any time on it lol. A lot of people who get it now learned from understanding econ via BTC