Confession time. During the first few months that I started investing in cryptocurrencies, I always believed that the people who got involved in Bitcoin early (pre-2017) and made millions of dollars were just lucky. They'd hit the jackpot in life, and there was little more credit to give them than that.
These days, I have a totally different perspective. These were the people who had the grit and mental fortitude to hold throughout all of the FUD and crashes. They remained hopeful at a time when everyone else became scared and jumped ship.
They were lucky in the sense that they became aware of Bitcoin before most other people. But other than that, they 100% deserve our respect and admiration. Now it's time for us to deal with the adversity that they did.