as an admitted speculator, i can't tell you how much criticism i took in 2011 for speculating.
Whatever you do people are going to give you shit one way or another.
Yeah. In the bitcoin-success case, there's going to be a slew of really annoying "you just got lucky" attacks, with zero appreciation for the depth of thought and strength of conviction required to initiate and hold these positions. Not to mention the efforts many of us spend educating others and combating ignorance and stupidity every day.