Depressed that I was not an early adopter

[Dafar]

LOL at this thread... if you bought bitcoins on the day you posted this you could have seen a lot of gains by now. Stop crying cuz you don't have a time machine and buy as much as you can now.

[Lauda]

I've never really understood the popularity of altcoins.  You're suggesting that some people would rather be very early adopters of a silly idea than somewhat later early adopters of a good idea?

I guess that makes some sense.  I've noticed that news organizations are usually more concerned with reporting the news fast than accurately.  Is this another manifestation of that same tendency to value speed over quality?

But what happens when they eventually realize that they got it wrong?  Don't they wind up even more depressed?  Journalists don't even seem to notice their own track record of bad reporting.  Are their memories really that bad?

Most people in the world primarily use one currency, whichever one is in most widespread use where they live.  Our challenge is to switch everyone over to using a new currency, a job that is made harder by the fact that banks and the socialists running our governments oppose us.  Altcoins are nothing more than an annoying distraction from our job.  We're not going to convince people to use dozens of different currencies.  That's just silly.

Why don't people think this through?  

You do realize that there are altcoin that provide quite better features than bitcoin, right?
Silly ideas, pf.

[deisik]

LOL at this thread... if you bought bitcoins on the day you posted this you could have seen a lot of gains by now. Stop crying cuz you don't have a time machine and buy as much as you can now.

Do you actually think the OP is still crying over spilt milk the chances lost then? I haven't seen him here for a while...
Maybe, he is rolling with laughter reading our lachrymose confessions here, who knows?

[PenAndPaper]

I think that it's exactly this depression that pushes people towards the altcoins. They just want to feel super early adopters 

I've never really understood the popularity of altcoins.  You're suggesting that some people would rather be very early adopters of a silly idea than somewhat later early adopters of a good idea?

Isn't that what people against bitcoin were saying for bitcoins during the early days?

[PGPpfKkx]

i got into this btc thingy

i was mining with a ring of 4 cards for a while, then md burned then 2 cards burned then i got to service stores etc and eventually sold them.

i had 200 btc then. i found a job in another country and before moving i sold them all for $11 each making me almost break even.

how do u think i feel now? 

[Luckybit]

Can't help but feel this way

You are an early adopter. How many people do you know who have Bitcoins? When everyone has it like with Facebook that is when you should be depressed.

[Luckybit]

You'll feel a lot worse in 5 years when they're 40k a coin.... why didn't you buy when they were only 800

Seriously, nobody on the street knows what a bitcoin is.  It's still SUPER EARLY.

That will probably be next year.

[deisik]

You'll feel a lot worse in 5 years when they're 40k a coin.... why didn't you buy when they were only 800

Seriously, nobody on the street knows what a bitcoin is.  It's still SUPER EARLY.

That will probably be next year.

But the question is whether they will be interested in Bitcoin at all when they finally happen to find out about it...

[Lauda]

But the question is whether they will be interested in Bitcoin at all when they finally happen to find out about it...

If they are any smart, yet. If they are the average ignorant Joe, maybe not, then again some of us have to be zombies.

[cbeast]

Even now you are still an early adopter. You just have to wait a few years like most of us to see the ROI.

[deisik]

But the question is whether they will be interested in Bitcoin at all when they finally happen to find out about it...

If they are any smart, yet. If they are the average ignorant Joe, maybe not, then again some of us have to be zombies.

If they are smart (and have spare money in their budget at that) then they have probably already found out, so I wouldn't say it is super early...

[coins101]

I agree somewhat for new mining starters, like me, that's why i just got a new powercolor GPU.

You chose a poor brand.

For LTC mining?

Any suggestions? Its still in the box

[coins101]

i got into this btc thingy

i was mining with a ring of 4 cards for a while, then md burned then 2 cards burned then i got to service stores etc and eventually sold them.

i had 200 btc then. i found a job in another country and before moving i sold them all for $11 each making me almost break even.

how do u think i feel now? 

poor. 

[dank]

Can't help but feel this way

Bro, I was around when they were $3 a coin.  I knew damn well bitcoins would top $100,000.  I could have $100,000, $200,000, maybe $500,000 dollars right now.  I could have been getting a nice house in California, a new r6, m3, guitars.  I would probably have enough coin to single handedly fund the million person concert I wish to organize.

But I don't, because I was too busy buying drugs off the road and enjoying life.  Too busy growing as a soul and learning money doesn't make people happy, people make people happy.

Part of me has felt bad upon the realization of my financial irresponsibility, and then part of me is quite satisfied with how I spent my time with my friends.

It does not matter.  It was not my purpose to be loaded throughout life, I believe my purpose is to unite humanity and money is a big obstacle hindering that.

Money complicates life.  The happiest times of my life were when I did not give a damn about money and focused completely on enjoying the moment.

One of these days, people will learn that money doesn't make the world go round, money doesn't bring happiness or world peace, but we do.

One of these days every last coin will lose all value after people decide to evolve and do things for themselves and for each other.

You're on the right path to life if you don't have any money, you'll be well prepared for what's to come.

[Arksun]

Can't help but feel this way

You are an early adopter. How many people do you know who have Bitcoins? When everyone has it like with Facebook that is when you should be depressed.

Well that's the question isn't it, will Bitcoin turn out to be the Facebook, or the MySpace?. Time will tell...

[Skybuck]

Can't help but feel this way

No need to feel depressed.

When it was announced on slashdot for example the difficulty started to go up.

One had a few days to mine some coins is my guess.

After that the gpus took over.

You escaped from overheat/pc death, that's worth something too !

[PenAndPaper]

You escaped from overheat/pc death, that's worth something too !

I whould have killed my pc every time for a chance to mine before the asic shitstorm

[GigaCoin]

The new opportunity is in businesses that deal with bitcoins. The right ones will see just as much appreciation as bitcoin did. Bitcoin will enable a new economy and you're in at a very early stage.

and how would one invest in bitcoin based ventures and businesses ? especially for the little guy without a million plus. that is the question

[nanobit]

The new opportunity is in businesses that deal with bitcoins. The right ones will see just as much appreciation as bitcoin did. Bitcoin will enable a new economy and you're in at a very early stage.

and how would one invest in bitcoin based ventures and businesses ? especially for the little guy without a million plus. that is the question

Through crowdfunding?

[Lauda]

If bitcoin reaches 10 000$, we're early adopters.