Seriously it took me time before getting on Crypto world. But no late comer. I guess one will think it's all a waste of time before you see it happen. It's all real. Good effort, patience and carefulness matters. Crypt is going global so reliable with good income.
When I first heard about bitcoin, and it was like in 2012, I thought it was someone kidding and bitcoin had neither real value and application nor any future. I expected that this effort would soon end with nothing and didn't pay particular attention to people who were discussing crypto (then it was only bitcoin, naturally). Indeed, now I regret those times and such thoughts, but everyone is wise in hindsight.
But I can't say that it took me plenty of time to understand how bitcoin works conceptually, though at that time I strongly underestimated the decentralized nature of crypto and the power of community. When I finally changed my mind, I didn't have any issues with knowing how things work with crypto, though it was cold comfort, of course.