When you start to feel scared in anything you plan to do he will be very difficult for you to achieve your goal, many people are scared when they are talking about crypto because they have scams a lot of people that want to invest thinking all crypto are the same they don’t know that bitcoin is different from shicoin and they have a lot of fake coins that can make you lose everything so is better you should always make a research about what you’re planning to start. When you lose your funds in investment you shouldn’t feel discouraged easily we should invest when we’re capable not to feel discouraged and waste your time from no building your self again.
You're right, many people font want to hear anything that has to do with crypto investment because of the reviews they heard from people that have been scammed through crypto, the fear is still there in their hearts, I don't blame them, many doesn't know the difference between altcoin and bitcoin, they see every coin as bitcoin. When they get scammed they blame bitcoin. Bitcoin is the digital coin any one that invest in without fear of losing, you might experience dip market but holding for long is the only pain one has to go through to achieve in bitcoin and one should invest without fear.
Fear is the greatest enemy of man kind, people others failed in a particular investment is not a guarantee that you eill fear too, it's better you make research and study how thr investment in being run, check the mistakes of others that fail in that investment and take note, if you're convinced then give it a try.