Every release is novel. Once something has been around for a while and is still being referenced, you know it’s worth learning.
Waiting 3-6 months to take a deep dive is a good pattern to prevent investing your time in dead-end routes.
Yes this is why I never buy the latest CPUs and try to never run the latest release of any software. Stay a (supported) release or two behind the bleeding edge, and you'll find stuff is more stable. Common bugs and other issues have been shaken out by the early adopters.