When I first entered into the crypto space, I used to look down on myself, I mean anytime I look at most of my friends and agemate already making it in the space and doing well for themselves.
But over time I realized something very important which is Being early doesn't matter if you are not ready.
There are actually people who invested in one coin or the other in the past and still lost lost everything because they lacked the understanding of what they where investing in. There where even some of my friends who where not crypto traders but got scammed because they where advised to invest in coins they had no knowledge about...So honestly, I would have found myself in a similar situation if I had joined earlier with the same mindset I had when I first started.
So for the newcomers in the space don't feel that you late, note this, what really makes the difference in the long run isn't when you joined, but how well you are able to utilize this opportunity and make something useful from it, and this starts with being prepared i.e understanding what you are investing in(making research), knowing when to manage risks, being able to keep you emotion in check whenever the market gets shaky, and lastly having a clear and definitive goal.
I got your point and talking about the importance of preparedness it doesn't only limited to crypto investment it is a general notification that should not be ignored whenever we are entering in to a new environment that we have zero experience, there is no house that is built without a foundation and at point
some the quality of your foundation will determine how solid the house will be, it is essential and most imperative to make the necessary information and basic knowledge of whatever we want to do including the potential risks and benefits which of course will go along way for an informed decision
, the advantages of being ready can not be overly emphasis.