Early adopters get the advantage of only having to learn a trickle of new things every few weeks instead of everything all at once.

Part of the problem with things that iterate quickly is that iterations tend to reference previous versions. So, you try learning the new hotness (v261), but there are implied references to v254, v239, and v198. Then you realize, v1, v5, v48, v87, v138, v192, and v230 have cute identifiers that you aren't familiar with and are never explained anywhere. New concepts get introduced in v25, v50, v102, and v156 that later became foundational knowledge that is assumed to be understood by the reader and is never explained anywhere.

So, if you feel confident something will be the next hotness, it's usually best to be an early adopter, so you gain your knowledge slowly over years instead of having to cram when you need to pick it up.