[geofft]

I think you completely misread what I said. I didn't say that losing out on a $10,000+ gain is a good thing. I'm just asking why we are only selectively applying that argument to certain lost gains.

Every single person who had $50 lying around in 2014 who didn't buy some Bitcoin also lost out on a $10,000 gain, did they not?

Why do we criticize those people who had $50 worth of Bitcoin and sold it, and ended up with $50 in USD - but not those people who had $50 of USD and chose not to buy Bitcoin?

What's the difference?