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.
Bitcoin is having an interesting history with many ups and downs are already happened many are predicted it's going to be dead and many predicted about its scam or Ponzi but now its already having huge community with billions of USD are already invested and millions are taking advantage of this with their way of having financial independence which is every person right.
I personally know few which are now having very good life just because of this and their future is better because they are doing this all consistently and never have any bad thing about this which make me also addicted to this and change my fortune with this as well.