Everyone reading this post is an early adopter. When I got into bitcoin in 2011, people were posting, "I wish I were an early adopter." Now people call me an early adopter. In 2015, people will tell you they wish they were an early adopter, just like you.
This is so true ... 2-3 years from now, if you stay in the crypto game you will be one of the grassroots investors in alt-coins.
The barrier to entry to buy most of the coins is huge to the average individual! For example if you want to buy Quarkcoin you have to first buy Bitcoins (not an easy thing to do) then go to an exchange and buy Quark. Most people dont have the patience to do that, as well as the know-how. Ask your parents you want some bitcoin for Christmas and they will have no clue where to start.
And what about the mining? Took me 2 days to get a small rig setup to mine litecoin with all the hardware & code setup.
This is the beginning...
you make a very good point. if bitcoin were easy to buy imagine what that would do to the price. well that day is coming. okpay will be bringing bitcoin to 28000 retail shops in the uk in 2014