Aren’t You Rich Yet

The bear market brings “I told you so.” The bull market brings “aren’t you rich yet?” — and the pressure to help everyone else get in.

When Bitcoin is rising fast, the people who ignored it for years suddenly want to know everything. Family members ask how to buy. Friends want recommendations. Colleagues who dismissed it are now interested.

This creates a specific set of pressures.

The urge to tell everyone to buy — to be the person who spreads the wealth, who shares the good fortune — is understandable but worth examining. When the price is high and FOMO is everywhere, telling people to buy now means potentially pointing them toward a poor entry point. The most valuable time to share information about Bitcoin was two years ago. The second best time is as education, not as a hot tip.

There’s also a responsibility question. If someone invests in Bitcoin because of a recommendation and the price subsequently drops significantly, that relationship will be affected. Being the person who got someone into Bitcoin feels different depending on what Bitcoin does next.

The approach many experienced holders describe: share the education, not the enthusiasm. Point people toward the foundational understanding — what Bitcoin is, why it exists, what problem it solves — and let them decide. A decision made from understanding survives a bear market. A decision made from FOMO doesn’t.

For anyone in your life who’s genuinely curious and ready to start at the beginning:

Bitcoin: A Woman’s Best Friend — amzn.to/4lE0Wsp

Tomorrow: the people who need Bitcoin most — and don’t know it yet.

— The Daily Bit