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Exactly, both are completely valid decisions with different base assumptions. It makes sense to pre-order if having that content available sooner is valuable for you, because you can usually get a refund if the game sucks on launch. It makes sense to wait if you want to send a message, or if you're okay waiting a bit (i.e. you have more important uses of that money).
I'm personally 100% okay with waiting months to years for a game to stabilize and reach what I think is a good value. I also remember pre-ordering a physical copy of a console game years ago because having it a little sooner had value for me (got it at midnight or whatever, which was only available for pre-orders), and the same applies to digital sales.