Is solana a wise investment opportunity for longer term rather than its meme coin utility?

Hi all, while I have intermediate knowledge of cryptocurrencies and how it functions, I might have some misunderstandings so please humour me

I have recently purchased ~1 sol, with some intent to DCA in the near future, as a longer term holding, but I worry about how closely it is tied to meme coins.

I originally bought as I saw it – with its high transaction speed and defi and other web3 capabilities – as a good utility coin

Personally, I don’t have any intent to purchase meme coins, and I think they are not a good investment asset and much more like gambling, as I’m sure some would agree.

Based on my opinion on meme coins, would it be logical to keep holding/purchasing Sol if its so directly linked to meme coins, an asset that I don’t want to ever be too near too.

Apologies if I made any misunderstandings and thanks in advance for your answers