In the year 2010,my best friend introduce me to cryptocurrency and he advice me to invest in bitcoin. I felt bitcoin was another ponzi scheme created by scammers to scam innocent people. Today my friend is a multi Millionaire. If only I had listened to his advice,I would have become a millionaire by now.
That was a sad story to hear but I don't think it was actually your fault because back then no one believe that bitcoin will be expensive and high and most people was seeing it as a scam then and even if I was in your shoes then I believe I would've make same decision or choice you made because I will see it as a scam too and then investment was somehow not popular. But even if you invested in bitcoin then, just like what one of the commenter said I don't think you would've hold it till now just like most people couldn't hold theirs.
I agree with what you say here, in the past it was very normal for someone not to buy Bitcoin in the beginning, many people thought that Bitcoin was a scam and would not last long, not only in the past but even now there are still people who think that Bitcoin is scam, this is what makes me feel a little sad, for that reason education about bitcoin is needed so that people no longer think bitcoin is a scam.