I don't want to buy bitcoin right now because of the recent run up in price. I prefer to buy when the price comes back down a little.
risky, the price might not come down at all, you might miss out.
And that's why I never pass up a lotto stand without buying a ticket

Bitcoin is not the only asset; plenty of fish in the sea.
maybe by next month the price will be $5000 and you'll be 10 times worse off.
No. He'd be exactly where he is now. Random_person being x10 "better off" doesn't make you x10 "worse off."
Everyone is talking about missing trains/boats/rockets. Fun Fact: There's more than one train/boat/rocket, most going to far better places than the dead gray ball of dust/rocks called Moon.
it is the best performing asset, and has been for every year since its inception except for 2014.
and this is just the start.