Bitcoin's historical price:
Data speaks for itself. When you have any doubt about the "russian mountain", remember this post. Your welcome.
It seems simple to you @OP, but your reason to choose bitcoin to a total newbie with no understanding of cryptocurrency is not enough. Data speaks for itself. When you have any doubt about the "russian mountain", remember this post. Your welcome.
This same reason can be used by someone who has already chosen to invest in an altcoin to convince a total newbie to cryptocurrency to choose a certain altcoin too, and they will be convinced, so it is not a sufficient reason to choose bitcoins.
The historic price of bitcoin is good to note, but when trying to convince a newbie, more reasons are needed.