What happens when you don’t have people that share same vision with you about bitcoin around you? Does it mean that you will subscribe to their own perspective about bitcoin? What I think is that, if you are still going to depend on other people’s encouragement in order to get the conviction that you are going to hold your bitcoin and forget about the outside noises, then you are not yet ready for this bitcoin investment. Be a one man soldier, you are only loyal to yourself, that is when you can have this conviction that you will hold your bitcoin even if everyone around you think otherwise. Don’t depend on others, if not the day they change their mind, they will equally convince you to follow suit.
I think you are right, that a person conviction on Bitcoin does not have to rely on whether people around them support that decision or not. But just because someone wants to be around people who have the same beliefs, doesn’t necessarily mean that the person’s conviction about Bitcoin is weak. And I don’t see anything wrong with that. At least being able to exchange ideas with others who actually understand your goal, can also help you learn and view issues from a different perspective.
What I feel is more important is knowing the reason why you're investing in Bitcoin. So if you end up finding yourself in a situation whereby those individuals change their thoughts, you can still make your own choices without blindly following them.