[choffman]

There are plenty of early adopters who purchased Monero for several dollars each. And it languished at 30-50 cents for well over a year. And is now only ~$1.

So there's been plenty of time for anyone to be an early adopter....continuing through today and easily for months to come.

Or skip Monero altogether. Aeon, a related project is available right now for less than 1 penny. And has been for quite some time.

So, as to your question, Done. You can be an "early adopter" right now.