The key I believe lies within finding a balance based on the circumstances and position of the individual and their financial stability. I see that you also emphasized on the importance of having a discretionary income to invest in Bitcoin, rather than using money meant for other expenses, which would seem more like trading or gambling, and I see a lot of sense in what you've said, because if an investor forfeits his expenses and uses the money to invest in Bitcoin, it might later cause him some financial strain, and maybe even lead to using money from your investment to foot those bills/expenses.
Sometimes it can take a bit of time to put good systems and practices in place, and in the very beginning a guy might not even realize what is the difference between trading and investing, and even if he hears that others believe that bitcoin is a 4-10 year or longer investment, the idea might not sink in with him personally, so he might not actually understand it, even though he still might start out by investing into bitcoin with a shorter than 4 year timeline... but then as he learns more about bitcoin, he may well come to understand and accept that bitcoin investing is 4 years minimum for any of his new investments into it... and not a shorter timeline, so his ideas may well change as he better gets to know bitcoin and some of the ways that bitcoin is a relatively unique asset.
Yes expecialy the newbies who might have spent less than 1 to 4 months here. We have also been on that situation and needed a lot of conviction for it to sink into our head but as time goes it becomes part of us. And I believe why people finds it hard to understand the concept of 4-10 years or more, is because they are often stocked to the orientation of other people about Bitcoin investment and trading outside forum. A person who understands Bitcoin outside forum will usually have a different view about Bitcoin investment and trading but with the help of collective ideas from different people expecialy from thread like this will shape a person into another dimension of knowledge except such person is bent on following his own ideas. And I bet such person will never learn.
Your experience is very realistic . When most investors invest or are interested in investing, they mainly think from this perspective whether the price will increase or whether they can make a profit quickly. They think that they have to make a profit as soon as possible and this mentality takes them away from long-term investment. This makes the difference between investing and trading blurry for them. And this is very natural because many do not know that investing means patience based on maturity of value over time and faith. They trade more because they do not understand Bitcoin, investing and the value of time. When a new investor enters investment, he will ask himself why I am investing. If the answer is for quick profit, then he is in a trading mindset. And if the answer is I am not here to business, I am here to build wealth, only then can he achieve success. First, you have to keep your mind clear. You cannot keep in mind the thought that I buy now, sell when the price increases, and make some profit. So the best thing is to invest through DCA, as he can invest little by little according to his convenience, he does not have to worry about price fluctuations and can make big profits in the long run without any risk by making small investments. In the DCA method, when he averages the purchase price over time, that is, sometimes buying at a higher price and sometimes at a lower price, the risk of market fluctuations is greatly reduced. In the long run, this average price gives him very good profits, but he has to give time to understand it, not a few months, but a few years. Most new investors want to see results in a few months, but the real success of DCA works over a period of a few years. So, one should continue investing in this method for at least three to five years and not lose patience. When he buys with the same amount of money every time through DCA, he cannot lose patience by paying attention to small fluctuations. Market fluctuations are very natural. The goal is to increase wealth over time. Therefore, the first step in investing in the DCA method is to believe that the investment value will increase over time and remain steadfast in that belief. In this way, a new investor can climb the success by adopting the DCA method with patience.