Re: If Bitcoin is unprofitable to mine & its not a good investment...
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?!!
So I would spend $10k on a brand new shiny miner and expect it to have an ROI of a month. Now that would send difficulty to the moon for sure 
How does someone (like me) who believes in Bitcoin and all the power/potential it has, get started into the industry?
I think only you have the answer to that question. What can you add to the community?