How does someone (like me) who believes in Bitcoin and all the power/potential it has, get started into the industry?
I believe your premise is off. I believe it is a great investment if you are not looking to cash out next week.
Yes, I agree.
And the people that say mining isn't profitable have never owned their own business. Yes it takes time and you'll probably be in the red for a few months, but that's WAY better than most "real" businesses.
Agree. There was someone who just posted on one of the mining threads that mining wasn't worth it because the miner wouldn't pay for itself in 30 days. WTF?!!