I heard about Bitcoin in 2011 from a youtube video at $5 and instantly recognized how awesome it was that you could have a censorship resistant peer to peer cash system that also acted as a digital gold for the internet.

I came in through the Ron Paul / Occupy Wall St era of post-bailout angst & rage.

I looked at Bitcoin as both an exciting new technology and a protest / activist mission.

I fancied myself a trader though, and when BTC pumped to $30 I sold half, then a couple years later I lost a bunch more in MtGox, and lost on a cloud mining scam a couple years later.

Over the years I've learned a lot more about risk management and thankfully I've had enough conviction on where Bitcoin is going, so I'm still here despite all the mistakes I made!

That's why I only advocate for Saving in Bitcoin.