The thing about bitcoin is that it has not yet reached its true potential and is far from mass adoption phase. This means all of us can still be categorized as early adopters even if some of us were "earlier". This is exactly what I told people back in 2017 who were worried that for example $5000 is too expensive and all those who came before were "early". Today the coins those people bought is worth 20 times more (almost $100000).
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I do think myself that with BTC, it's never ever a time to say - I am late to it -.
Because BTC is golden standard that pushes the space forward with its credibility and what it stands for.
That's why I think we would be the ones to say that we are early to those who aren't inclined to learn about BTC themselves.