People who only see downsides of HODling bitcoin don't only exist now. They already existed fifteen years ago and have existed all the way through.
I suppose you are one of those you referred to 15 years ago just like me because if you are being sincere, you can't oblige anyone if Bitcoin was preached to you 15 years ago. I assume you are a true Bitcoin adopter now (just like). This can only mean that those who did not believe in Bitcoin are now lower in percentage than then.
You should also know that adopting Bitcoin is not all about HODLing, many are still not HODLing but may earn more than the HODLer with this current market reality if are good with its speculation and do the arithmetic based on its history.
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You only have to compare between those who had that vision and those who had the opposite vision to see which is the better way.
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This is not about any vision but how much you can make from Bitcoin, bro. Any which way, just keep earning with the coin, HODLing is not the only approach to achieve this.