That's the thing: you don't need to own a full Bitcoin. That's just a dream so many people have but it's pretty unrealistic. Remember, you can own even 1 satoshi. Nobody forces you to own a full BTC to be considered a Bitcoin investor.
Yeah, the price goes up almost constantly every few years. That doesn't make it a "problem" to begin with - in fact, there's a very good side to it if every time you buy the price goes up, lol!
You also did not notice at what point in time it became prestigious to own exactly 1 BTC?