I believe we should be like James. Not investing in Real Estate, just keeps reading about Bitcoin, and who's remembered for just reading about Bitcoin. In 5 to 6 years after a market surge bringing Bitcoin to six digits, they will remember.
Btw I'm curious about people saying this to James now 
On the other hand this can be an example where we don't get carried away from the people around us and James gets out of his comfort zone where his friends are in Real Estate and he is looking for new opportunities. I think if James has been in bitcoin until now then he has benefited more than his friends who are in Real Estate.
On the other hand, this also clearly applies or as a real slap to people who really only follow their friends or people around who are in bitcoin but they don't really understand about bitcoin because even though it's good to be in bitcoin but when we don't learn more much about it then it's the same as us trying to run in a dark room without knowing there is a trap in it.