The regret of early Investors or the regret you get for procrastinating

[Muba20]

This is a real instance. I think that many people still may be like that person who is afraid to buy Bitcoin, but after a while he may also regret it. He was afraid to buy Bitcoin at $2.70 in 2011, but I think he will not be afraid to buy it even at $110,000 now because there is no problem in understanding how much it's potential in the future. No one could have predicted that the price of Bitcoin would reach this level in just 15 years. Even if we imagine the current level in the next 15 years, we can at least guess where it could go. With the competition that is starting to reserve Bitcoin worldwide, it will be difficult for many rich people to buy a Bitcoin in the next few years. Those who ignore it even though they have the opportunity now will have nothing but regrets in the next few years.

[OgNasty]

One thing that is crazy to me… I remember having conversations at bars or during online chats with friends where they literally would tell me to shut up and that nobody cares about Bitcoin. This was when the price was below $5. Now those people tell me I should’ve tried harder. I’m like, “I literally talked about it so much you told me to shut up and stopped talking to me.”

Funny how you are crazy until you are lucky.

[Franctoshi]

Many people ignored Bitcoin years ago, did not buy it or they bought it but sold early too by panic and lack of belief in Bitcoin future. Bitcoin has been growing up a lot since 2009 and its present status is more solid than years ago, but there are always people who are panic, fearful and uncertain in the market. They are weak hands either as investors, speculators or traders.

They must know hundred of time "Bitcoin is dead" but Bitcoin has been never dead.
https://bitcoindeaths.com/
https://bitbo.io/dead/
https://99bitcoins.com/news/bitcoin-is-dead-again-what-does-it-mean/

I agree with you, Bitcoin was still on its experimental level then in 2011 and you wouldn't blame these people that called Bitcoin nothing or value it because there was no much evidential prove about Bitcoin, the information, and the knowledge most people have now were not there, But I can't tell the reason why people are even fearful now when there are evidential prove or track records available for them to see about the success rate of Bitcoin as compared to what the early investors who saw Bitcoin had.

[Ziskinberg]

Regrets won't matter much because in the end we still have to move on. What I mean is that although we are allowed to regret something, in the end we have to move on because if we only lament what has happened then we will only be trapped with memories of the past that never end, which also does not make us grow.

I understand we must feel the same way where the thought of “why not buy bitcoin long ago” is always there but in the end things like this cannot be changed and it would be better to focus on the future than just having to focus on the past that will never be repeated.

We can still buy bitcoin even though it's not what it used to be but in the end if there is seriousness about wanting to own bitcoin or invest for the long term in bitcoin everything can still be realized because it's never too late, there's no word buying now is too expensive to buy if the focus is for the future then we can do it from today without regretting the past.

When there’s a will, there’s a way. So no matter how expensive it is at the moment, if you really have the real intention to buy, you will find ways to buy. There’s never too late to invest as long as you have the eagerness deep inside. But on the other hand, even if the price is still very cheap, but you don’t trust it anyway, then you will certainly make an alibi not to buy, simply as that.

Regrets are normal, as long as you don’t tolerate yourself repeating the same mistake again.

[Becassine]

Between those who bought or mined BTC when it was only worth a few cents and spent it all on anything and everything (or sold it for a few dollars), those who always hesitated (because they thought BTC was too expensive or too risky), there are also all the others who don't know about Bitcoin! And there are many, many of them.

There's no need to regret it because it's pointless.
I remember an old tweet (unfortunately I couldn't find it) from a young father who had created a wallet for his child and wrote, in 2017, that he never would have thought his son would be richer than himself when he was only a few years old. There are also some great stories with Bitcoin!

[The Cryptovator]

The truth is, unless you are a long holder, it's quite impossible to hold Bitcoin for 10 or 20 years. Usually when we buy Bitcoin, probably we might sell when it's become double. I believe most people will do that, though we regret it later. But who knows the future? We are witnesses of huge dumps and bears as well. But if we have patience, then definitely we can sell at ATH. If we are traders, then we shouldn't regret it at all, because trading is a kind of business. Holding means you have to hold longer till it does hit your expected price.

However, I regret sometimes a few months ago when I bought a Bitcoin around $25K and sold it for $27K. But again, I think I have been using these funds for trading. Buying different coins and selling when I have profits. It's true Bitcoin is still cheap if you think about what would happen after 10 years. If you are willing to hold, I would prefer to follow the DCA strategy and just accumulate in every dump. So you will not regret it later; just consider you are depositing something for your future.

[Mahiyammahi]

The above picture states very clearly the regret most Bitcoin investors are going through now.
I was just going through my telegram page when I bump into this in one of the crypto airdrop group, so I decided to share.

Most times as humans we feel more regret for the action we didn't take than the ones we took.
25 October 2011 he was happy that he didn't buy Bitcoin when it was $2.70, but comparing gap in price between then and now, is quite a lot to feel regretful.
So in my own opinion, now is not too late to buy Bitcoin because it's still in it early days, and am quite positive that in 10 to 20 years time from now, Bitcoin has the capability of doing 10x to 15x of it current price, so it is best to act now that the opportunity is still there.

Well it's true Bitcoin has the potential to reach $1M  from this point. That's means it's solid 10x. If any digital currency would survive it would be only Bitcoin. Also exactly this was happened last beae cycle. I saw lots of people were happy that they didn't bought Bitcoin at high. They are now crying like this. We would never know when is the right time. It's now or never.

[john_egbert]

Well it's true Bitcoin has the potential to reach $1M  from this point. That's means it's solid 10x. If any digital currency would survive it would be only Bitcoin. Also exactly this was happened last beae cycle. I saw lots of people were happy that they didn't bought Bitcoin at high. They are now crying like this. We would never know when is the right time. It's now or never.

True to that!

To cherish what we plant is to act now, and with BTC - we always have a window to do things right and get more of it when we are able to

[Stalker22]

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But I had sold most of them in 2017 when I had purchased my first apartment to fulfill the co-pay requirement. As per today's value, it is more than my total mortgage.

I wish I could have kept my Bitcoins intact.

But hey, at least you got an apartment out of it. A roof over your head! How utterly boring and practical. Most of us just have the stories of how we almost bought Bitcoin, or how we bought it at the top and sold at the bottom. 

[Nwada001]

Well it's true Bitcoin has the potential to reach $1M  from this point. That's means it's solid 10x. If any digital currency would survive it would be only Bitcoin. Also exactly this was happened last beae cycle. I saw lots of people were happy that they didn't bought Bitcoin at high. They are now crying like this. We would never know when is the right time. It's now or never.

Those who cry that Bitcoin prices have skyrocketed to where they were expecting them to reach before and did not buy when they saw them on the lower side will continue to complain, as that has been part of them now; they don't want to buy, they just procrastinate until prices pass that level. Waiting for Bitcoin to reach an X amount before purchase does not do anyone any good, as you can't always predict market movement.

[Raflesia]

Yeah! I have one big regret when it comes to Bitcoin. I joined the bandwagon in 2012. During that time, even faucets used to give a good amounts of Satoshi for every action. Also signature campaigns used to pay huge amounts of Bitcoins as per today's value. So I was able to save up a decent amount.

But I had sold most of them in 2017 when I had purchased my first apartment to fulfill the co-pay requirement. As per today's value, it is more than my total mortgage.

I wish I could have kept my Bitcoins intact.

The apartment you acquired with Bitcoin is actually a very good achievement. Although you may have spent significantly more Bitcoin than in 2017, acquiring an apartment that year is certainly a significant achievement.

I understand there's some regret, but we can't regret our achievements. While we may feel we moved too quickly, the need for housing is crucial. I think the steps you took in 2017 were excellent. Ultimately, you benefited from your Bitcoin savings before others did. I don't think that's worth regretting, as it's an achievement.
Furthermore, considering the total from 2017 to now, it's certainly been several years since you started collecting again, so there's no need to overly regret an achievement we've already achieved.

[m2017]

The above picture states very clearly the regret most Bitcoin investors are going through now.
I was just going through my telegram page when I bump into this in one of the crypto airdrop group, so I decided to share.

Most times as humans we feel more regret for the action we didn't take than the ones we took.
25 October 2011 he was happy that he didn't buy Bitcoin when it was $2.70, but comparing gap in price between then and now, is quite a lot to feel regretful.
So in my own opinion, now is not too late to buy Bitcoin because it's still in it early days, and am quite positive that in 10 to 20 years time from now, Bitcoin has the capability of doing 10x to 15x of it current price, so it is best to act now that the opportunity is still there.

This Nick has been living with regret about lost profits all this time (judging by his posts)? I feel sincerely sorry for him, because he, having had many opportunities all these years, focused his thoughts only on the past, instead of moving forward and looking for new opportunities. Life goes on. No need to hold on to the past. This person is a bad example of how to act. You need to stay “alive” inside and continue to believe in the future. In this case, in bitcoin and in future growth. I don't have excessive expectations that bitcoin will rise in price by 10-15 times (although, it is possible that in 50-150 years this will happen - but we are unlikely to live to see it), but I am sure that in any case there will be an increase in price. At the very least, it will be profitable for the investor, even for new ones who are investing now. Therefore, don't despair and continue to accumulate bitcoin at any price you can buy. In the horizon of years, this will bring its dividends.

[libert19]

I mean let's be real, it's different thing to shell out hundred thousands dollars because you are still seeing potential compared to back when it was cheaper,  you could throw away few hundred bucks back then and forget about it, if it worked out, excellent if it didn't, it didn't put dent in your life.

Currently, it's completely different ball game with amount of money involved.

[Agbe]

I’m not surprised tho, because I had similar experience years back , I heard about it in 2016 but I thought they are scammers which I didn’t want to involve myself, my friend once told me that in years to come that I will be surprised at his success which I doubted him , count down to 2018 he still remind me to start investment which I told him if they sent him after my life to rendered me helpless with my business money , them 2022 I began to see changes , knowledge is powerful, I got a clear understanding on how it works , I had to start immediately although I regret my past decision but I’m happy that I got the awareness too and utilize it , I’m surprised because with the awareness, information and with the help of social media people still think Bitcoin investment is a scam ,if people still feels that way their regret in years to come will be worst than the above pictures that is been displayed here , do you know what it means to be alive but dead inside ,take that bold step and start now .

Alot of people are regretting today because they procrastinated in getting involved in Bitcoin this was due to the fact that people where not too informed about Bitcoin and the awareness level was still small so everyone was still skeptical about Bitcoin but with the success rate that Bitcoin has recorded since Anyone that is still not into Bitcoin will have him or herself to blame because as Bitcoin is now a global asset that everyone is dieing to get.

[mirakal]

One thing that is crazy to me… I remember having conversations at bars or during online chats with friends where they literally would tell me to shut up and that nobody cares about Bitcoin. This was when the price was below $5. Now those people tell me I should’ve tried harder. I’m like, “I literally talked about it so much you told me to shut up and stopped talking to me.”

Funny how you are crazy until you are lucky.

Bitcoin haters will literally hate it forever. Those are the kind of people who refuse to be open-minded, and now that you have proven that bitcoin is way more profitable more than they realized it, still we can’t expect that they will change their concept about bitcoin.

I don’t know if somehow they regret on not listening to you way back then and even tell you to shut up and stop talking about bitcoin, but for sure at some point, they get amaze with the hidden potentials of bitcoin.

[shinratensei_]

I see the same thing all the time on Reddit; it's SO easy to look back with hindsight being 20/20, but REMEMBER:

MOST of these same people would have sold the second it started climbing anyway; they merely lost out a little sooner.

That's why just buy and forget, if we were just putting $100 into bitcoin back in the days we could easily forget it and think of it as just for future investment.
Although I agree, most people are paper hands and those who bought super early were also sold their bitcoin super early too.

Only true believers remain and become millionaires out of it.

[reagansimms]

It is human nature, back then Bitcoin was not widely known and most people at that time did not take seriously what Bitcoin could produce because they still tended to use gold and silver as alternatives for exchange and storage of value. The regret of what the person experienced was just an illusion of his mind after seeing the current price of Bitcoin being traded, perhaps if Bitcoin disappeared from circulation, he would consider himself the luckiest for not keeping his money in the form of Bitcoin.
Despite the regret of being late for the train, he would regret it even more if he didn't try it when he still had the chance, and that was very realistic because no one could ever go back to the past, the only thing he could do now was correct his mistakes in the past.

[Obari]

No regrets rather but we count every step as an experience and lessons of life and funny part is that, I knew of bitcoin when it was around 16k and then dollar was just around 400 naira to a dollar which means it was very cheap but the truth is that I couldn’t even afford a regular life because of a lot of complications but we don’t have to regret any of these but rather count them as experiences.
But the answer of the user that his alive but dead inside is really funny and it’s really painful to see that you would have been a millionaire with just a $100 in my local currency and probably would have owned over 100bitcoin to his name.

I agree with you op that, it’s still not even late yet, though we cannot see the future but the truth is that, if bitcoin continue in its original form with people over tempering it, then truly we aren’t even too late on it

[osasshem]

That is a whole lot of regret, being dead inside is one of the most painful situation any person can ever find him/her self. I got lots of benefits at the first time Bitcoin made its tremendous move as at 2017, and when the market faced the deep, as a newbie to the industry, and not deeply rooted to the pattern of the market, I sold off all my holdings (though, due to some life challenges), and for years, I stayed off the crypto world, and mostly this forum.

There was depression and the strength of starting over again was tiring at that time. After all, here I am, might not be a big Bitcoin holder, but always made little investments with the little cash at hand over these years of not being around. Today, I don't regret any action related to Bitcoin investment, my only regret is the actions of not being active here.

Even at this point of Bitcoin having gotten above and around $122k, it is not a bad time to still take the action of investing in Bitcoin. Bitcoin still remains the best asset to invest in this crypto community.

[john_egbert]

I see the same thing all the time on Reddit; it's SO easy to look back with hindsight being 20/20, but REMEMBER:

MOST of these same people would have sold the second it started climbing anyway; they merely lost out a little sooner.

That's why just buy and forget, if we were just putting $100 into bitcoin back in the days we could easily forget it and think of it as just for future investment.
Although I agree, most people are paper hands and those who bought super early were also sold their bitcoin super early too.

Only true believers remain and become millionaires out of it.

If it was done before, in the years where everything was not as certain - we shouldn't regret it, rather, just acknowledge it and move forward.

And now - we know exactly what to do