I was introduced to bitcoin in 2013 by my friend, but I was skeptical about it. Back then I believed it was one of those investment schemes that usually crash within a short period of time
Don't worry, the media tried to portray it this way and make people believe that it's a scheme, a scam, then when they couldn't prove it they turned to calling it a bubble, a worthless collector's item that will fade away. Next, they were trying to appeal to your sense of justice, because why should some people become rich all of a sudden, when others are poor. Why should bitcoiners drive expensive cars, it's just not right! Then they tried to show us all as heartless people who waste energy.
Look how many angles off attack they found and none of them worked. Now the most recent one is regulation.
Fine, it's not a scam, not a bubble, it's 50% renewable energy, countries are adopting it... but it's all for nothing because it's going to get banned eventually and you'll all have to do KYC.
Welcome to the forum, better late than never!