I would start by letting you know that there's no time you come into Bitcoin that is already late. Every investor has the opportunity to start anytime to accumulate Bitcoin regardless of past errors or shortcomings.
What if the investors you thought were just procrastinating were not having discretionary income back then, and have managed to work around their finances and are not set to invest?
Surely they're welcome to start accumulating Bitcoin with consistency and dedication through DCA strategy. Over time they would still be able to accumulate a decent portfolio for themselves. Although the profit potential of now is not comparable with earlier moments, yet it's a good thing investors are becoming actionable with their involvements into Bitcoin by jumping right in and starting to accumulate it for themselves.
This is what some people thinks, but I don't really believe that this is true. I believe that the price of bitcoin is going to double or quadruple from it's current price in the near future, that's to say that the profitability we are going to see in bitcoin in the future is still going to be far more than what we have seen in the past years till now. There are speculations that bitcoin is going to get to $500k and above in a matter of years from now, if that be the case someone who is still starting his bitcoin investment journey today, is going to be successful even more than some who invested from the beginning and sold at the current price. It's all about how long you are willing to hold your bitcoin.
When you believe in something, it means you are having high expectations about something but it's not the best thing to do holding Bitcoin. I know it's norm to believe but it should be the reason why Bitcoin exists in the first place like believe in decentralization, believe in the tech, having this in mind will be what is going to makes Bitcoin price to reach potential prices and not having expectations of 2x, 3x or even 4x, nobody ever expected to see $100k soon by the way, some never believed their eyes, some thoughts it's a flash but it's believing in what encompasses them together that makes the price to continue to shoot up.
Speculations is a general thing every market but most often, only market traders invoked in all of that, someone who has a big plan to hold for long term should be concerned about what is in there for Bitcoin, where the key investment are coming, the government policies, Trade tarrif updates and if there is are update regarding Bitcoin central reserves, this are the things that disrupt the Bitcoin market and not where Bitcoin will be in the next two years, engage in what's a moving factor for the market and not predictions that is nothing but guess and probability.