I'm constantly learning new things in crypto and I've been involved for about 8 years. You are right, it's like learning a whole new language and unless you keep learning the evolving language you won't do well.
Crypto is a great way to lose a lot of money if you don't know what you're doing, and it carries a lot of risk even when you do!
I've been involved for seven years and I think I still don't know a lot. The experiences of others plays a huge role in how much you can learn and the market itself teaches you. Losing money is one thing many people don't like, ironically, losing money is also a learning curve