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by ManlyBread 1151 days ago
Friend told me about Bitcoin in 2009 and I dismissed it as stupid. Tried to get into it in 2012, even mined it for a bit but ultimately stopped and used what I've mined to buy a bunch of useless stuff like Namecoin domains. Dismissed it again when it hit 800$ thinking it can never be be higher. Wrong again.

Basically I tried to hop onto the train several times and each time it felt like I shouldn't (so I didn't), yet at the same time these were the perfect opportunities to do so. If at any point in my life I'd decide to take it more seriously I might have been able to significantly increase my wealth. I wonder if the next best moment to do so is now.

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I had an extra $1k to invest in 2010, and I narrowed it down between Apple stock and Bitcoin (lol). I ended up choosing APPL, which of course did well, but I ended up selling all of it shortly after to buy a laptop.

Long story short, I'm sure I would have sold Bitcoin a looong time ago too, had I purchased it. Don't beat yourself up over it! And especially don't go after other silly high risk investments to make up for the FOMO!

Everyday there are dozens of opportunities to become rich, just play the lottery.
>I wonder if the next best moment to do so is now.

Your post seems like a sophisticated advertisement, and it probably is.

I mined .10 BTC around 2012. I lost it somehow (never properly transfered to the wallet). I was really trying hard to find it once it got over BTC hit $20k.