How about the opposite - can you imagine someone buying 100 bitcoin in 2010 and they still have $2.7M in their wallet today?
How likely are you to ignore that fact instead of being too afraid of the future?

I'm not sure you really dare invest $1000 - $5000 in bitcoin at current prices to expect returns in the years to come. Really we didn't come for useless things like worrying about the future. Investment risks will always exist regardless of your investment assets. If you are worried about the future - then don't do it at all or don't involve yourself. But I hope you can change that mindset once you know what the reality is - so get more facts instead of talking a lot about pointless things.