This is a question to people who at some point discovered Bitcoin, but only became Bitcoin enthusiasts later - what was your experience?
I'll start with my story - I have first learned about Bitcoin in 2012 when I was looking for payment options for one online deal. In the end I used some other payment options, and Bitcoin didn't catch my interest, although I did claim a 0.005 BTC faucet once.
Then in 2014 I have learned about Dogecoin, and I still have vague understanding of cryptocurrency, I traded my BTC for DOGE and even tried to mine DOGE on my GPU. Then I quickly forgot about crypto again.
After that Bitcoin caught my attention in 2016 and I finally became a bitcoiner.
Looking back at all this, I wonder why it took me so long to became more involved in Bitcoin. What if millions of other people know about Bitcoin, but don't consider it as payment option or investment or store of value - how can we catch their attention?
2012 is the year where bitcoin is making a presence, I also heard and read it back in 2012, but I did not take it seriously because in the first place I don't know how it works and this is something new to my ears and understanding.
It was only that I read and watch it full time on Youtube that I understand how it works and it's potential in the market, but no regret since I adopt it 2015 and it's still early to adopt it, I'm happy to where I am now, I am now a part of a great community.