Honestly, I don't really study NEAR, but I like to buy coins that are currently Hype. Maybe NEAR Hype is currently decreasing, but I believe this coin has good potential. Especially if it continues to experience better changes, and continues to adjust to developing technology.
I believe that later it will become a crypto coin that is able to compete at the top, with opponents who are certainly better.
From technological standpoint, I believe Near can serve many user needs, especially with the flexibility of new programming languages like Rust, allowing the Near team to continuously upgrade their blockchain easily to meet new demands, such as the AI trend.
However, what I'm uncertain about is the flow of funds into the Near ecosystem. Without money, Near won't have additional development or incentives for new projects within the ecosystem, or simply, NEAR might no longer be chosen to pump by whales. Economic inefficiency can cause an ecosystem to fail, even if its technology is very good. Eos, Neo, and Tezos are powerful blockchains but still failed when whales abandoned the ecosystem.