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I am not only holding my btc, but also mine them using cloud mining, and I started buying more since the price is very low. I believe that the price will sky rocket once bitcoin get international recognition and more people start using it. This will take time, maybe 10 years, but it will happen and when it does we (the first investors) will be the richest people. Wink

If it is going to take 10 years to become the "new wealthy elite, gentlemen," then those of us aspiring for such status better have some decent will power and patience to be able to hold onto our coins for such an extended span of time.

These things tend to happen gradually. It will not take 10 years.

2-3 years TOPS, probably more like 1 year.

I think that is a reasonable amount of time to wait to be rich

Also gives you time to stock up on as many BTC as possible

Why do you guys want to be super rich so badly? What's the big deal? This is a serious question, could you guys answer why you want to be part of a wealthy elite? Don't you know the cons of being rich?

Give me all the cons please. The cons are just bullshit that stupid people face who don't know how to handle the money.

I'd have to disagree. Being wealthy is a responsibility in itself, and you become a much higher profile target for all sorts of evil men. Especially the "benevolent" rulers.

There are a lot of downsides to wealth, and even more to fame. I've looked at it from near and on the fringes many times, and I've had wealthy friends who's names you would recognize. But I value their friendship more than the name dropping. The pros outweigh the cons to me, but the wealthy do not live simple lives. Having a simple life has certain appeal as well. Wealth in itself is not a goal for me. It's a milestone in my goals, but of itself it's not a goal. I would rather be wealthy than poor. I would in fact like to be ultra rich, because then I could achieve the things that are actually important to me. Understanding that linkage is difficult for most people, thus even if they manage to accumulate a fair amount of treasure, they generally piss it away trying to LOOK wealthy.

In my pleasures, I'm a simple man. I don't see this changing if I do achieve wealth. In my passions, I am not, and this most certainly won't change. I think the gentleman's question was legitimate.