My corollary to RM's insight: If the second fear wins out, cognitive dissonance makes it important to convince ourselves that we've made the right decision. That cognitive dissonance can make us react in what seems like a weirdly-cult like manner to anti-Bitcoin arguments. 
Conclusion: don't buy into Bitcoins because you're scared that you might miss out. Do it because the idea is revolutionary!
Conclusion: don't buy into Bitcoins because you're scared that you might miss out. Do it because the idea is revolutionary!
+1
Did people need to mount campaigns to convince others to use email...
did they need to attack the postal system as evil and everything else that is bad...
in order for it to catch on and be successful?
Sure Bitcoin is about money and that changes things somewhat...
but Bitcoin isn't really about becoming rich.